Bake Along #31 - Orange Chocolate Whoopie Pies

This is the second whoopie pies I made, in conjunction with Bake Along event hosted by Zoe, Lena and Joyce

Recipe is from Sweet Pea's Kitchen - lemon whoopie pies
I used oranges instead, and I used dark chocolate ganache for the filling

I used two different method in shaping the cookies
The first picture below used baking sheet and I dropped 1 1/2 tbsp of the batter
It turned out to be flatter and wide

 

The second one I used muffin tray with cupcake liners, I dropped 1 tbsp for each cookie

It turned out to be fatter and smaller in size

The patterns at the sides of each cookie from the liners were obvious, and then I remembered when I did my first whoopie pies, I used muffin tray without liners, only lightly greased them, which gave me better shape cookies

 

A never fails me combination - orange and chocolate, yum!

What you need:
(I reduced the sugar usage, increase the orange juice a little and replaced buttermilk with plain low fat yoghurt)

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
6 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp grated orange zest
1 large egg
1 1/2 tbsp fresh orange juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup minus 1/2 tbsp plain yoghurt

Dark chocolate ganache:
enough dark chocolate buttons, melted in a double boiler with a dollop of unsalted butter
Let cool and keep in the fridge to firm up

1. Preheat oven to 175degC. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper
2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside
3. Beat butter, sugar and orange zest on medium speed til smooth, about 3 minutes
4. Add in egg, orange juice and vanilla extract, mix til blended, about 1 minute
5. Reduce mixer to low speed and add half of flour mixture, mix til just combined. Mix in yoghurt. Mix in the remaining flour mixture til just combined
6. Drop 1 1/2 tbsp of the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart
7. Bake for 15 minutes, til the tops feel firm and tester skewer comes out clean
8. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes, remove to cooling rack and cool completely
9. Turn 1 cookies upside down, flat side facing up. Drop a large dollop of chocolate ganache onto the flat side of the cookie, leaving a 1/4 inch plain edge
10. Place another cookie, flat side down, on top of the filling
11. Press down slightly so that filling spreads to the edges of the cookie
12. Repeat til all cookies are used. Place whoopie pies into the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up before serving. Serve cold

Below are many yummy whoopie pies baked by Bake Along friends, do check it out :)