Mocha Whoopie Pies

Name: Mocha Whoopie Pies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 20 to 22 mini pies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) butter, at room temperature; 1 1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) brown sugar; 1 3 tablespoons espresso powder*; 1 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1 large egg; 1 1/2 cup King Arthur All-Purpose Baking Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa; 1 2 1/3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 1 cup milk; 1 *This amount of espresso powder makes the cakes very strongly coffee-flavored. If you're not a big coffee fan, cut the espresso powder back to a level you think you'll find acceptable; or for plain chocolate whoopie pies, eliminate it entirely.; 1 2 cups semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 1 cup heavy cream; 1 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) butter, at room temperature; 1 1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) brown sugar; 1 3 tablespoons espresso powder*; 1 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1 large egg; 1 1/2 cup King Arthur All-Purpose Baking Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa; 1 2 1/3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 1 cup milk; 1 *This amount of espresso powder makes the cakes very strongly coffee-flavored. If you're not a big coffee fan, cut the espresso powder back to a level you think you'll find acceptable; or for plain chocolate whoopie pies, eliminate it entirely.; 1 2 cups semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 1 cup heavy cream

Mocha Whoopie Pies was pinched from <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/mocha-whoopie-pies-recipe?go=EM130201J1" target="_blank">www.kingarthurflour.com.</a>

"Coffee and chocolate are a wonderful match. Here we've sandwiched a rich chocolate ganache filling between espresso-enhanced cake rounds to make a delightful treat fit for your best cup of coffee...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) butter, at room temperature

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1 1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) brown sugar

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1 3 tablespoons espresso powder*

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1 1 teaspoon baking powder

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1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1 3/4 teaspoon salt

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1 1 large egg

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1 1/2 cup King Arthur All-Purpose Baking Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa

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1 2 1/3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

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1 1 cup milk

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1 *This amount of espresso powder makes the cakes very strongly coffee-flavored. If you're not a big coffee fan, cut the espresso powder back to a level you think you'll find acceptable; or for plain chocolate whoopie pies, eliminate it entirely.

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1 2 cups semisweet chocolate, chopped

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1 1 cup heavy cream

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