Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies are your favorite cake turned into a handheld whoopie pie filled with pineapple cream cheese buttercream frosting. A delicious mouthful indeed!
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Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes and I love a delicious whoopie pie filled with all that yummy cream. So why not combine the two? and that’s just want I did in these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies.
I’m a sucker for a good buttercream frosting but it’s typical to have a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. So I combined the two again. I’m all about mashups today.
I wanted these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies to be homemade so I skipped the box mix and went straight for my grandmother’s cookbook. Inside I found a recipe for carrot cake that sounded delicious and it was filled with coconut too. Bingo, I had a winner.
Now if you are short on time, you could absolutely use a box mix to make these pies. No judgement here but my grandmother’s recipe is super simple to make.
I always thought long and hard about adding raisins and I even used Google to see if I could find an answer. Life decisions are hard for me. I read something that said, “raisins only belong in a fruitcake” so my recipe does not include raisins. I also omitted the nuts my grandmother called for. Sorry!
What I was left with was a delicious carrot cake, that’s not too sweet, but gains another level of sweetness from the pineapple cream cheese buttercream frosting. The two are a match made in dessert Heaven.
I am so very happy with how these turned out and I’m even more excited to bring them to my in laws house for Easter. Everyone is sure to love them!
If you love carrot cake, these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies will become your new favorite dessert!
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies
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Yield 15 servings
Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies are your favorite cake turned into a handheld whoopie pie filled with pineapple cream cheese buttercream frosting. A delicious mouthful indeed!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk*
- 1/3 cup oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups carrots, grated
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 (8oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
Pineapple Cream Cheese Buttercream
- 1 (8 oz) tub pineapple cream cheese (I used Philadelphia)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a whoopie pie pan** with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice, clove and salt.
- In another large bowl combine eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in your wet ingredients. Stir until just combined
- Fold in carrots, coconut flakes and pineapple.
- Using a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoons) place batter into wells of pan. Bake in oven for 8-9 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
Pineapple Cream Cheese Buttercream
- Into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter together, on medium speed, for 1 minute, until creamy.
- Turn the mixer down to low and using 1 cup at a time, start to add your powdered sugar. Mix well in between. Add in vanilla and beat until fluffy, about another minute.
Assembly
- When the whoopie pies are cooled, pipe the pineapple cream cheese buttercream onto the bottom of your whoopie pies and place on the top whoopie pie to create a sandwich.
*If you do not have buttermilk, you can quickly make some by taking 1 cup milk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice (let stand for 10 minutes before using in recipe).
**If you do not have a whoopie pie pan, you can line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat and using a scoop, dollop 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons of batter onto prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart.
Courses Dessert
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 15 servings
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 420 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 14 g | 22% | |
Saturated Fat 7 g | 35% | |
Cholesterol 54 mg | 18% | |
Sodium 209 mg | 9% | |
Total Carbohydrates 70 g | 23% | |
Dietary Fiber 1 g | 4% | |
Sugars 53 g | ||
Protein 4 g | 8% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
The pineapple cream cheese buttercream is out of this World. It took me a few tries to perfect it, but oh my goodness. I highly recommend using it to frost a cake, make these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies and anywhere else you can think to use pineapple. So good!
I’m sharing this recipe with all of you through Fantastical Food Fight. I’m a sucker for groups that focus on posting food for a festive holiday. I just love them! This month the theme was Carrot Cake and my fellow bloggers did not disappoint. Be sure to check out the their recipes below
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Lynda Hardy says
Fantastic! I love whoopie pies.
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
me too! Thank you!
Susie says
I just love this dessert recipe! I pinned it to several boards. thanks for the great recipe/idea!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thanks so much, Susie!
Susie says
This is such a cute idea! I pinned it to several boards. thanks for the great recipe.
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Susie, thank you so much!
kate says
I love that you’ve turned carrot cake flavours into these pretty whoopie pies!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thank you so much!
Joyce says
haha such a clever way to make carrot cake and they look so moist! My fave is definitely the pineapple cream cheese butter cream heehee. I could just eat that with a spoon! 🙂
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
It’s absolutely delicious if I do say so myself! ??
Veena Azmanov says
Wow, these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies are so cute! I would love to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Thank you for sharing this great recipe!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Lol, totally acceptable any time of day. Here’s carrots in them after all! ?☺️
Meredith says
I don’t know what I am more excited about… pineapple cream cheese butter cream frosting or just how adorable these carrot cake whoopie pies are! Pinning to try soon!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
I hope you love them as much as we do! Thank you!
Camilla at Culinary Adventures says
Okay. I was wondering if there was a special pan because your pies looked so uniform and perfect! I’ll keep an eye out for one and give this a try soon because they look amazing.
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Yes! You can find the pan on Amazon (aff link) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CYELQE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004CYELQE&linkCode=as2&tag=strawberryblo-20&linkId=d34add6ff51f63895ca5494f90fa8c0e
Jeanette says
Oh wow, they look sooo good and they are so cute for the eyes 🙂
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thank you!
Wendy says
Whoopie!!! what a fun recipe.
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thank you!
Amy (Savory Moments) says
These look so yummy and are creative, too!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thank you!
Karen says
You had me at pineapple cream cheese buttercream!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
It’s SO good!
Michaela Kenkel says
These couldn’t be any cuter!! I can’t wait to try them!!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thank you!
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says
This is beautiful!!! Such an amazing whoopie pie, and I even more love the filling! If I were you, I would have added the nuts but never the raisins, don’t seem to love it in anything…hehe…
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
If you’d like to add nuts, add 1 cup of your favorite nuts. I recommend walnuts. Next time, I’ll try them with nuts.
Heather Tyman says
I am allergic to dairy, so can I make the buttermilk with almond milk?
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Yes, you sure can. I would still add the lemon juice or vinegar to give it a little bit of tang to replicate the buttermilk.
Sarah E. says
Love these little whoopie pies – so SO cute! My oldest did a double take when he saw them and said they looked delicious!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thank you so much!
Amy's Cooking Adventures says
Love these! SO perfect!
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
Thank you so much!
Aathirai says
This idea is great. thank you for your sharing.