Let's Make Whoopie

It's been over a month since I posted my last blog.

I guess you can say I'm in a social media rut right now because since then, I've deleted my twitter and about one step closer to deleting my instagram. It's not a personal thing towards anyone I know but sometimes I feel like I want to hide in my little bubble and go back to not knowing anything. 

Here's the thing though.

I LOVE social media. I wouldn't have gone through the Giant's season without my beloved tweeps on twitter. (On a side note, HOW 'BOUT THEM FREAKIN' GIANTS! World Series Champs after being on the verge of elimination against the Reds and the Cards? Insane. This picture right here warms my heart.)

Anyway....

Once upon a time I was on a social site called Facebook.

I loved Facebook so much that I would log into work and my daily routine would look something like this:

1) Clock in.
2) Check my email.
3) Go on Facebook and browse my timeline. (I looked up info on my best friend in kindergarten and found out she's a full on porn star now *true story*)
4) Work.

I was pretty much teetering between #'s 3 and 4 for the next the seven hours. It was unhealthy.

But what really got me was that I felt like I knew TOO much about my friends. I'd go to gatherings and talk to them about what's been going on in their lives but I pretty much knew what they had to say already. Apparently reading people's timelines for eight hours gave me the power to read their minds and I refuse to be that powerful. 

The very next day I deleted my Facebook. 

I've been Facebook free going on two years now and I'm totally ok with it. I'm out of the loop and lovin' it.  

So that's kinda where I am with Instagram. Even though it's just pictures, I feel like seeing what people ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner's on the top of my limit on how much I should know about that person. No judgment!

And for the record, I will be going back on twitter when Spring Training starts. Not being on twitter during the baseball season is equivalent to not having access to the outside world. It's completely necessary. 

So a couple of weeks ago I decided to make my first whoopie pie. I took the easy route and used a boxed devil's food cake mix and made my own marshmallow fluff frosting for the filling. 

I'm gonna be honest and say that it tasted just like... cake. 

The good news is that I got to walk around eating this particular cake while watching TV and putting my daughter to sleep. 

A hand-held cake is a plus in my book any day!

Here's the recipe:

Whoopie Pie
adapted from Betty Crocker

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® Devil's Food cake mix

¾ cup water

½ cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

1 box (4-serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper

In a mixing bowl, mix all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Next beat 1 minute on high speed.

Pour batter into a 1 gallon resealable plastic bag. Next, seal the bag and cut small hole off the bottom corner.

Pipe batter into 36 small circles onto cookie sheets about 1-inch apart to allow for spreading.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes until set being careful to not over bake.

Cool 2 minutes and remove from cookie sheets.

Place on cooling rack. Cool completely before filling.

Once cookies are cooled spread Marshmallow Fluff filling (recipe below) on flat side of one cookie. Top with the second cookie, flat side down to make a sandwich.

Marshmallow Fluff filling

Adapted by marshmallowfluff.com

1/2 cuo butter or margarine
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup Marshmallow Fluff (about 1/2 of a 7 1/2-oz. jar)
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions: 

In a medium bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and remaining ingredients until light and fluffy.

Happy baking!
Anna ♥