Make way, cupcakes--it's whoopie pie time! Everyone is falling in love
with America's classic sandwich treat--two soft cookies with a creamy
filling. Now, baker extraordinaire Claire Ptak, a pastry alum of
Berkeley's famed Chez Panisse and proprietor of Violet, her own baking
company, takes the humble whoopie pie to new heights.
Here are 60 irresistible recipes--made with fresh, seasonal
ingredients--that show home bakers how to make the components for more
than two dozen distinctive, flavorful whoopie pies:
- Classic whoopie pies, including Chocolate with Fluffy Marshmallow
Filling, Chocolate Chip with Chocolate Marshmallow Filling, and
**Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese
**- Iced and glazed treats such as Walnut Whip, Coconut Cream with
Coconut Swiss Buttercream, and Meringue with Chestnut Cream
whoopie pies
- Topped and drizzled indulgences from Blackberry with Blackberry
Cream to Banana Cream Pie with Vanilla Custard Cream
- Frozen and chilled varieties such as refreshing Key Lime Pie and
**Chocolate Mint with Frozen Mint Chip Cream
**- Holiday-themed desserts like Easter Egg and Spooky Halloween
whoopie pies--and much more!
More than 75 gorgeous full-page photographs showcase every recipe in
this book, which also includes a handful of Claire Ptak's other
not-to-be-missed sweet treats, including Peanut Butter Sandwich
Cookies and Easy Chocolate Macaroons.
The Whoopie Pie Book will inspire and guide every time the whoopie-pie
urge hits!
