Peter Peter Pumpkin Whoopies

Name: Peter Peter Pumpkin Whoopies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10 whoopie pies.
Ingredients: 1 package spice cake mix (regular size); 1-1/4 cups canned pumpkin; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup 2% milk; 1/3 cup butter, softened; FILLING:; 6 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup marshmallow creme; 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

When fall rolls around and it's time for a bake sale, this is the recipe I turn to. Cinnamon and nutmeg perk up the cream cheese filling, and the whoopie pies go over wonderfully. —Dawn Conte, Sicklerville, New Jersey

Ingredients

1 package spice cake mix (regular size)
1-1/4 cups canned pumpkin
2 large eggs
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/3 cup butter, softened
FILLING:
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup marshmallow creme
1/3 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients; beat until well blended. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 3 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake 7-10 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, marshmallow creme and butter. Beat in the remaining ingredients. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 whoopie pie: 504 calories, 26g fat (14g saturated fat), 107mg cholesterol, 557mg sodium, 64g carbohydrate (44g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.

Originally published as Peter Peter Pumpkin Whoopies in Taste of Home Winning Recipes 3

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allisondeyoung

Sep 27, 2016

I made these with a gluten free spice cake mix (Full Circle was the brand; it comes in a bag). They were for a tailgate party. Everyone LOVED them, including my husband who generally doesn't like sweets. Also, nobody guessed they were gluten-free. They were easy and I will definitely make them again!
wittigt

Oct 7, 2014

question, Your recipe calls for a standard box of spice cake mix you say. Well as the box cake mix has recently changed to a smaller weight of mix that will throw off all of your added ingredients and they will not turn out as they should... My question is: is this with the older boxes of mix that weighed 18.5 ounces or the new smaller ones. it is next to impossible to find the old 18.5