Little Lucky Whoopie Pies

Lucky Charms cereal adds an adorable touch to these green, frosting-filled whoopie pie treats!

Prep: 20 min | Total: 40 min | Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 box butter recipe chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs

Frosting

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure mint extract
• Green food color
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup marshmallows from any size package Lucky Charms® cereal

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Cake

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
2. On a parchment lined baking sheet, drop heaping tablespoons of cake batter two inches apart.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean in the center of a cake.
4. Allow cakes to cool on parchment for 10 minutes on a wire rack.

Frosting

1. In medium bowl, beat shortening and butter with electric mixer on high speed 3 minutes.
2. Reduce speed to low and add granulated sugar, mint extract, food color and milk.
3. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until smooth.
4. Spread a small spoonful of mint frosting between two cakes and decorate the edges with Lucky Charms® marshmallows.

Nutrition

Per 1 Whoopie Pie: Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 80), Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g),Cholesterol 30mg;Sodium 170mg;Total Carbohydrate 27g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 19g),Protein 1g
% Daily Value: Vitamin A 0.00%; Vitamin C 0.00%; Calcium 4.00%; Iron 4.00%
Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;1 1/2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices: 2
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Pillsbury
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