Gluten Free Whoopie Pies - Baking At Home

Ingredients

• For the whoopie cakes:
• 1 1/4 C. rice flour
• 2/3 C. cocoa powder
• 2/3 C. tapioca starch
• 1 Tbsp. xanthan gum*
• 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 C. unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 C. brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 4 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 C. plus 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
• *If gluten is not an issue, simply use a total of 2 C. all-purpose flour in place of the rice flour and tapioca starch. Omit the xanthan gum.
• For the filling:
• 8 Tbsp. butter
• 3 C. powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2-3 Tbsp. milk