Everybody’s talking about Claire Ptak and her whoopie pies!
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
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
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
Easy Chocolate Macaroons
.
The Whoopie Pie Book
will inspire and guide every time the whoopie-pie urge hits!