Mocha Whoopie Pies

There is the common believe that chemistry is like baking. I confirm that. Chemistry and baking are like sisters, the first one is tough and hard-worker, the other one sweet and innocent. But sisters, which implies some kind of relationship and resemblance.

Chemistry involves some kind of mathematics that prevent blowing up the lab, like, literally. Chemistry is that bad-ass. Baking is fun and imaginative, but also involves mathematics in its recipes, knowing each ingredient and experimenting with them, just as chemistry involves imagination and thinking outside the box (natural qualities of its younger sister).

With all that blah I want to say that not following the rules, and by rules I mean recipes, to the letter is goooood, really good. Without all that imagination and self-confidence baking gives me, I wouldn't eva' eva' came with these delicious, drooling and adults only little things. You read well. Adults only. Because of the coffee, nasty-minded...

I got to say, even not coffee lovers love this. If you are... then you are gonna love me. hahahah
You are warned.

Start making the one to blame: an espresso or concentrated coffee. And by concentrated I mean 3 tablespoons of coffee crystals and 2 of water.

Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.

In a separate bowl mix unsalted butter and brown sugar (packed). Add egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.

 Add the butter mixture into the large bowl. Add the coffee, the milk and mix well till combined. 

Spoon the mixture and put in a cookie pan. Bake for ten minutes and you will have these delish little things, buuuut nothing compared with these little things with an amazing coffee filling. I mouth-water just thinking about it... 

While the whoopie pies are in the oven make the filling. This filling is more like an icing but whatever, it tastes amazingly well. 


Mix powdered sugar, butter and instant coffee crystals and voilà! You got it.

Spread the filling on the whoopies

Yum! These with the morning coffee and you are ready to roll all day long!


xo,
Adela*








MOCHA WHOOPIE PIE

• 3 tbsp instant coffee crystals
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 8 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup (packed) brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup milk

FILLING

• 200g powdered sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 2tbsp instant coffee crystals

1. Preheat oven at 375ºF/190ºC. Mix instant coffee and water in a cup or glass.
2. In a large bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3: In a different bowl mix butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Combine.
4. Add butter mixture in the large bowl and mix well together.
5. Add coffee and milk and mix till smooth.
6. Drop about one teaspoon of batter onto a baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or until the cakes spring back when touched. Let them cool for about 5 minutes.
7. Mix all filling ingredients and spread filling on the cakes. Refrigerate the whoopie pies for 10 minutes before serving.
8. Enjoy!