Salted Caramel Whoopie Pies

With just a hint of salt from the Salted Caramel flavor infused into this decadent whoopie pie recipe, every other delicious chocolately flavor is enhanced. A sprinkle of salt naturally brings out the toasty, browned notes of caramel. Add lusciously soft whoopie pies, sandwiched with creamy filling, are you have just right level of elevated flavor — the perfect balance of salty and sweet.

AmountMakes 12 whoopie pies.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Cakes
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
8 drops Treatology Flavor Extracts Kit, 8-Piece Food Flavoring
3/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
vegetable pan spray
Filling
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Tools
Scoop-it Measuring Cups
Scoop-it Measuring Spoons
Whoopie Pie Pan, 12-Cavity
medium bowl
Mixing spoon
large bowl

Instructions

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Preheat oven 325°F. Lightly spray Whoopie Pie Pan with vegetable pan spray.
In medium bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg and Salted Caramel Flavor; beat until well combined. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Mix until just combined. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter into each cavity; sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
Bake 12-14 minutes or until the tops of cakes spring back when touched. Cool cakes in pan on cooling grid 5 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on grid.
For filling, beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Add confectioners' sugar and Salted Caramel Flavor; mix well. Spread about 2 tablespoons filling onto cake and sandwich with another.