Name: Pumpkin Spiced Whoopie Pie Monsters
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 20
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups plain flour; 1 cup McKenzie's Almond Flour; 2 tsp McKenzie's Baking Powder; 1 tsp McKenzie's Bi-Carb Soda; 115g butter, softened at room temperature; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 tbs treacle or golden; 2 whole eggs, lightly whisked; 2 tsp McKenzie's Ground Cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp McKenzie's Ground Nutmeg; 1/4 tsp ground allspice; 1 piping bag; 125g butter, softened at room temperature; 1 1/2 cups icing sugar, sifted; 2 tbs cocoa powder, sifted; 1/2 cup chocolate spread (e.g. Nutella); 40 mini marshmallow; 40 choc chips; A bag of mini white marshmallows for the teeth

Step 1

For the whoopie pies, pre-heat oven to 160°C (fan forced) and line 2 baking trays with baking paper. In a large bowl, sift together plain flour, baking powder and bi-carb soda. Then whisk in the almond flour until well combined.

Step 2

In a small bowl, combine pumpkin spice ingredients. Add the spices to the flour mixture and whisk together.

Step 3

In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the butter, sugar, treacle or golden syrup and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat together on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the flour mixture and beat on low until combined.

Step 4

Place batter into a piping bag and snip 1cm off the end. Squeeze approx. 1 tablespoon of batter onto the tray, leaving 5cm between each whoopie to allow for spreading. Bake one tray at a time for 13-15 minutes until golden in colour and just firm to the touch. Allow to cool on tray for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 5

For the filling: In an electric mixer bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy for approx. 5 minutes. Gradually beat in the icing sugar half a cup at a time until well combined. Beat in cocoa powder and chocolate spread until smooth and creamy.

Step 6

To Assemble: spoon the chocolate filling onto half of the whoopie pies and sandwich the remaining halves together. Add a row of mini marshmallows for the teeth. Use the larger marshmallows that have been cut into half for the eyes. Place a small blob of filling behind the eyes to secure them to the top of the whoopie pie. Add a choc chip for the pupil of the eyes.

Pumpkin Spiced Whoopie Pie Monsters