Football Friday # 14 – cake mix whoopie pies!

Cake mix whoopie pies!

Cake mix whoopie pies are my week 14 “Go Bills” treat. (Tough game this week, Sunday night vs the Steelers). These treats are simple to make. You can use any flavor cake mix and frosting. I used white cake mix with a vanilla frosting colored green (for Christmas). And this recipe gave me an excuse to use my whoopie pie pan (one of my many baking items I have that are used for just one thing, like my churro maker, mini cake pop maker, twinkie pan, etc).

Remember to preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking to make sure your oven is at the right temperature for baking.

Yum!!
  • Ingredients
  • 1 cake mix
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup flour

Directions – preheat oven to 350 for 20 minutes before baking. Spray a whoopie pie pan with baking spray, or line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners. Combine the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Scoop 2 tbs batter into the whoopie pie pan or on the nonstick baking liners. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 2 tbs butter, melted
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff
  • Heavy cream or milk

Directions – combine ingredients and blend well. Spread between two whoopie pies. Store in covered container.

Go Bills!

Cream cheese sugar cookies stuffed with carrot cake truffles

Cream cheese sugar cookies stuffed with carrot cake truffles!

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE to make stuffed cookies, using Oreos, candy, brownies, etc. I made a carrot cake and instead of bringing the leftovers into work, I turned them into carrot cake truffles, covered in melted white chocolate, and stuffed in cream cheese sugar cookies. I felt some sort of sugar cookie was the right way to go. These are my Thursday football treats! Yes, I know I usually make Friday football treats, but I have a zoom call with college friends tomorrow, so this week they are TFT (Thursday football treats)

Thursday football treats!
  • Ingredients
  • 1 carrot cake, baked, cooled and frosted (you can even use a cake mix and canned frosting)
  • 12 oz white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 stick butter, softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Directions for truffles – smush the frosted carrot cake in a bowl and scoop out 2 tbs and roll into a ball. Freeze 1 hour. In a microwave safe bowl, microwave chips in 30 second intervals until you can stir smooth. Dip truffles in, place on wax paper or parchment paper and chill at least 1 hour.

Cookie directions – cream butter, cream cheese and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Fold in dry ongredients. Scoop out 2 tbs tbs of dough. Flatten. Place a truffle on top. Tops with another 2 tbs of flattened dough.

Seal truffle.

Store in fridge at least a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Scatter on a cookie sheet lined with nonstick baking liners. Bake 12 to 15 minutes (bottoms will be light golden). Sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm. Store in covered container.

Go Bills!