Whoopie Pies

This was one of my sweets for the Super Bowl party.  Whoopie Pies!  I'd always heard of them, but had ever had one.  I've been told that back in the days when people took their lunch in paper bags, with the food wrapped in waxed paper, they would top a piece of iced cake with a piece of non-iced cake.  These came out really well and although I'm not a big fan of icing, these really shined with that little extra sugar buzz.  I shaped these into ovals using my "wettened" fingertips,  the shape of a Pepperidge Farm Milano cookie.

WHOOPIE PIES

1 devil's food cake mix
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 eggs
1/2 cup Coke or Dr. Pepper
1/2 cup of vegetable oil

Butter-Cream Filling
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 400.  In a mixer, combine cake mix, eggs, soda, spices, and oil.  Whip together 2-3 minutes.

On a Silpat or parchment-lined baking sheet, spoon butter in rounded mounds (I used both 2 Tbsp and 1/4 batter, depending upon how big you want the pies).  Bake for 8-10 minutes (depending on size).  Cool completely.

For the icing:
Mix powdered sugar and butter in mixing bowl.  Stir in vanilla and milk.  Beat until smooth and spreadable.  Scoop into a pastry or ziplock bag with the end cut with a 1/4" opening.  Pipe onto one side of one of the cakes.  Top with the other.

NOTE:  If you're going to decorate the top of the pie with some decoration like the football laces, spread the icing with a knife and put the remaining icing in a bag with a tiny corner cut out in order to write on the pies.