The Whoopie Pie Book: 60 Irresistible Recipes for Cake Sandwiches Classic and New

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The Experiment, Oct 11, 2011 - Cooking - 161 pages
60 sweet and simple recipes for the classic American cake sandwich treat, from the baker behind the wedding cake of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Make way, cupcakes—it’s whoopie pie time! Everyone is falling in love with America’s classic sandwich treat—two soft cookies with a creamy filling. Now, baker extraordinaire Claire Ptak, a pastry alum of Berkeley’s famed Chez Panisse and proprietor of Violet, her own baking company, takes the humble whoopie pie to new heights.

Here are 60 irresistible recipes—made with fresh, seasonal ingredients—that show home bakers how to make the components for more than two dozen distinctive, flavorful whoopie pies:

• Classic whoopie pies, including Chocolate with Fluffy Marshmallow Filling, Chocolate Chip with Chocolate Marshmallow Filling, and Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese

• Iced and glazed treats such as Walnut Whip, Coconut Cream with Coconut Swiss Buttercream, and Meringue with Chestnut Cream whoopie pies

• Topped and drizzled indulgences from Blackberry with Blackberry Cream to Banana Cream Pie with Vanilla Custard Cream

• Frozen and chilled varieties such as refreshing Key Lime Pie and Chocolate Mint with Frozen Mint Chip Cream

• Holiday-themed desserts like Easter Egg and Spooky Halloween whoopie pies—and much more!



More than 75 gorgeous full-page photographs showcase every recipe in this book, which also includes a handful of Claire Ptak’s other not-to-be-missed sweet treats, including Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies and Easy Chocolate Macaroons.

Praise for The Whoopie Pie Book

“An absolutely gorgeous book by my favorite cake maker in the whole world.” —Jamie Oliver

“Claire Ptak creates the very best desserts: Simple, delicious, pure. This is a charming book that perfectly captures its subject.” —Alice Waters
 

Contents

Timeless classicsand new favorites
1
Elegant retro or chicdressedup whoopie pies
41
Dessertworthy whoopie pies with fresh fruit chocolate and caramel
69
Whoopie pies as icecream sandwiches
97
Fun and festive twists on tradition
109
Other sweet sandwiches and a couple more recipes I think youll love
123
Acknowledgments
140
Index
142
About the Author
145
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About the author (2011)

CLAIRE PTAK grew up in Inverness, California, and worked for three years at Chez Panisse, as a pastry cook and then a pastry chef. Her acclaimed baking company and café, Violet, sells whoopie pies, cupcakes, and other popular serving-size desserts, all crafted with a focus on organic and seasonal ingredients. Prince Harry and Megan Markle have asked Claire to create a lemon elderflower cake for their May wedding.

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