A word about whoopies

I grew up in New England where the whoopie pie is a popular treat. They're best known in Maine and Pennsylvania but there was no shortage of them in Massachusetts bakeries and convenience stores. My personal favorite is the classic chocolate cake with marshmallow filling.

Whoopie pies aren't cookies or cakes; they're kind of like a hybrid of the two. Some of my recipes include mixing milk, baking soda and vinegar which makes me feel like I'm doing a science experiment :) The most important part of the whoopie is the filling. Like I mentioned, the classic marshmallow filling is my favorite but there are many, many types of filling you can use, like buttercream, ganache or even lemon-mascarpone, to name a few.

I hope you enjoy the pictures :)

This week I made some winter/Christmas themed cupcakes and my first shortbread nuggets of the season. I think tonight I may make some Christmas sugar cookies. I think I'll be gaining a lot of weight this month.

Today I made some cupcakes for a ladies' night at Mustsee Groningen. They're showing "De Eetclub." I'm hoping they'll want to eat my cupcakes, too.

In other news...

I received my Nielsen-Massey Madagascan vanilla and Bourbon vanilla today. I can't bake without them!

Winter Fair

PS! is going to have a stand at a winter fair this weekend so they asked me for some sheep and snowman cupcakes. The snowmen are made entirely of fondant and the sheep's heads are also made of fondant except for the ears. They are made of mini marshmallows.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

I said a while back that I was making lemon poppy seed muffins but didn't get around to it until the other day. I'm not a fan of lemon so I had a hard time telling if they were lemon-y enough; one person told me there was not enough lemon, another told me the amount was just right. I think it's better not to put too much lemon it them so I'll leave the recipe the way it is.

Big Order

Tonight I'm making a big order for PS!. Blueberry, banana and lemon muffins, marble squares and cupcakes, of course :)