Name: Choc-mint whoopie pies
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 125 gram unsalted butter,softened; 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar; 1 egg; 3/4 cup (110g) plain (all-purpose)flour; 1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda(baking soda); 1/3 cup (35g) cocoa powder; 2/3 cup (160ml) buttermilk; Mint butter cream; 125 gram unsalted butter,softened; 1 1/2 cup (240g) icing (confectioners') sugar; 1 tablespoon milk; 1 teaspoon peppermint extract; green food colouring; Chocolate ganache; 1/4 cup (60ml) pouring cream; 100 gram dark eating(semi-sweet) chocolate,chopped finely

Ingredients

125 gram unsalted butter,softened

1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup (110g) plain (all-purpose)flour

1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda(baking soda)

1/3 cup (35g) cocoa powder

2/3 cup (160ml) buttermilk

Mint butter cream

125 gram unsalted butter,softened

1 1/2 cup (240g) icing (confectioners') sugar

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon peppermint extract

green food colouring

Chocolate ganache

1/4 cup (60ml) pouring cream

100 gram dark eating(semi-sweet) chocolate,chopped finely

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan forced). Grease and line oven trays with baking paper.

2.Beat butter, sugar and egg in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in sifted dry ingredients and buttermilk, in two batches, on low speed, until mixture is smooth.

3.Drop level tablespoons of mixture onto trays, about 4cm (1½ inches) apart.

4.Bake pies about 8 minutes. Cool on trays.

5.Meanwhile, make mint butter cream, beat butter in small bowl with electric mixer until as white as possible. Beat in sifted icing sugar, then milk and extract, tint green.

6.Chocolate ganache. Bring cream to the boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat, add chocolate, stir until smooth.

7.Sandwich whoopie pies with butter cream and ganache.

When you drop the whoopie pie mixture onto trays ensure that the mixture is in round shape. The shape that the mixture is dropped onto the trays will be similar to the cooked shape.
Note

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