Apparently whoopie pies are the new cupcakes...although the Food Network Channel is telling me donuts are the next big thing in baking, so they seems to have skipped over the whoopie pies and gone onto the next, next big thing. But regardless, I received a book of whoopie pie recipes and had a go at veganizing them (using my usual egg replacement, Alpro Soya soy puddings).
Well, they're tasty, but I think I had expectations that were too high - I tried a chocolate recipe and made my own filling with mint chocolate, soy margarine and icing sugar melted over a bain marie, which was good and yet not mind-blowing. Maybe I made them too chocolatey (turns out there is such a thing as too much chcolate); the recipe called for 100g of cocoa powder (yikes!) and then I added a chocolate soy pudding too, and chocolatey icing.
I'll try a vanilla and raspberry version next time, see if a lighter flavour works better. (There's also the possibility that I didn't make it correctly....nah, who would ever believe that? Obviously it's the recipe's fault *G*)
Mind you, I did like that the filling squeezes out the sides of the cake sandwich. That was fun - like eating a jam doughnut *G*
HI Hazel-yes indeed it was the recipe's fault. Raspberry and chocolate is always a good bet! We make lots of "voopee" pies over at Veganville. Thank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteTo tell you the truth, it's your pies that made me want to make my own (because of the difficulty of shipping cakes to the UK!) and this experiment makes me want to try yours even more - seeing their possibilities up close let me know I need to find some properly made ones!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet, Hazel, Thanx. I wish I could ship to the UK.
ReplyDeleteThe food network keep advertising Donut week - surely the week has passed by now??! I wouldn't mind a week of Voodoo Donuts, divine vegan selection...http://voodoodoughnut.com/menu.php Check at the bottom for the vegan selection.
ReplyDeleteHee, you're right - the Food Network just doesn't know when to stop sometimes, does it?
ReplyDeleteAnd ooh, those doughnuts look amazing, thank you for the link!