Gluten-Free Whoopie Pies

Ingredients

• 1.3 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 1 cup t brown sugar dark packed
• 0.5 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder 
• 1 large eggs 
• 7.5 ounces marshmallow creme 
• 0.8 cup powdered sugar 
• 1 cup rice flour white
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup rice flour sweet
• 0.5 cup tapioca flour 
• 8 tablespoons butter unsalted at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
• 0.3 cup shortening 
• 0.5 teaspoon xanthan gum 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• plastic wrap
• stand mixer

Directions

1. For the Cream Filling: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and vegetable shortening until light and fluffy. (Use high speed on a handheld mixer or medium-high speed on a stand mixer.)
2. Add the powdered sugar and beat until combined.
3. Add the marshmallow creme and vanilla extract.
4. Mix until fluffy.
5. For the Whoopie Pies: Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line an 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
7. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar until the butter-sugar paste lightens slightly, about 1 minute on medium-high speed in a stand mixer or high speed with a handheld mixer.
8. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix for 1 minute. Turn off the mixer and scrape sides and bottom of bowl.
9. Add half of the dry ingredients.
10. Mix until combined.
11. Add half of the buttermilk.
12. Mix until smooth.
13. Add the remaining dry ingredients.
14. Mix until combined.
15. Add the remaining buttermilk.
16. Mix the batter for 30 seconds.
17. Scoop six 1/4-cup mounds of batter onto the baking sheet. Be sure to space batter several inches apart, as the cakes will spread during baking.
18. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until the cakes are set and spring back to the touch.
19. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack. Allow the cakes to cool on the pan for 2 minutes.
20. Transfer the warm cakes to the wire rack to cool completely.
21. Repeat with the remaining batter. As the cakes cool, make the cream filling.
22. When the cakes are all completely cooled, sandwich them together with the filling. (If the cakes are too warm, the filling will melt. Be sure to wait until the cakes are completely cool.) Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and store at room temperature for up to 3 days. These pies don’t freeze well.