Mocha Whoopie Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 tbsp butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
None None Filling
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp hot water
2 tsp instant coffee

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Line 2 oven trays with baking paper.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, with vanilla, beating well after each addition.
Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder together onto baking paper. Gradually fold dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately into creamed mixture (should be quite dry). Transfer mixture to a piping bag fitted with a 1/2 inch plain nozzle.
Pipe 2 inch rounds of mixture onto baking tray, 1/4 inch high and 2 inches apart. Using a wet fingertip pat down any peaks on top.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until tops spring back when pressed. Allow to cool completely on trays.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together. Add coffee to water, stirring to dissolve. Pour coffee into mixture, beating to combine.
Use a palette knife to gently slide cakes from trays. Spread flat side of half the cakes with 2 teaspoons filling and sandwich together.