chocolate whoopie pies w/ salted caramel filling

Name: Chocolate Whoopie Pies W/ Salted Caramel Filling
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ## WHOOPIE PIE:; 1 box(es) cake mix, devils food; 1 lg box(es) chocolate fudge instant pudding, dry; 1/2 cup(s) butter, melted; 1/2 cup(s) water; 3 large eggs; 2 teaspoon(s) sea salt; ## FILLING:; 1 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 3 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup(s) caramel ice cream topping; 1 teaspoon(s) sea salt; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract

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Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories)

Cullowhee, NC

Updated on Mar 3, 2012

Chocolate & Peanut Butter is one of my favorites....so is Chocolate & Caramel. Mmmmmmmmm!

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prep time 40 Min

cook time 10 Min

method ---

yield 4 1/2 Dozen (Mini)

Ingredients

WHOOPIE PIE:
1 box cake mix, devils food
1 lg box chocolate fudge instant pudding, dry
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup water
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons sea salt
FILLING:
1 cup butter, room temperature
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

How To Make chocolate whoopie pies w/ salted caramel filling

Step 1

Combine cake mix, pudding, 1/2 C melted butter, water & eggs in large bowl; stir gently to combine. Let batter rest for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Drop batter by slightly rounded tsp, 2" apart, onto parchment lined or lightly greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with sea salt. Bake for 5 - 7 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to wire cooling rack.
Step 3

Place 1 C butter in medium bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until well mixed. Add caramel sauce, 1 tsp sea salt & vanilla. Beat until well mixed.
Step 4

Pipe or spread rounded tsp filling onto bottom of 1 cookie; place second cookie, bottom side down over filling. Repeat with remaining cookies & filling.
Step 5

MAKE AHEAD TIPS: To make ahead, bake cookies as directed. Cool completely. Place cooled cookies in single layer in resealable plastic freezer bags. Freeze up to 2 months. Let stand at room temperature until thawed. Prepare filling & fill cookies as directed.
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