Description

Deliciously soft and spooky Halloween Whoopie Pies featuring rich devil’s food cake rounds sandwiched with sweet, fluffy orange-colored vanilla icing. These festive treats are easy to make using cake mix and instant pudding, decorated with candy eyes, black licorice, and edible glitter to bring out the Halloween spirit, perfect for parties or trick-or-treating.

Ingredients

Scale

For the Chocolate Cakes:

1 box (15.25 oz) devil’s food cake mix
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 box (4-serving) chocolate fudge instant pudding mix

For the Filling:

2 tubs (16 oz each) vanilla cake icing
Orange gel food coloring (amount to desired color)

For Decoration:

Edible black glitter
Confectioners’ sugar (for stenciling)
Black licorice (for spider legs)
Candy eyes

Instructions

Prepare the Oven and Batter: Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large mixing bowl, combine the devil’s food cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs, and chocolate fudge instant pudding mix. Beat on medium speed until the batter is smooth and well blended, ensuring no lumps remain.
Portion and Bake the Whoopie Pie Cakes: Line baking sheets with Silpat or parchment paper. Using a spoon or scoop, drop even dollops of batter into rounds—make 18 larger rounds or 36 smaller ones, spacing them well. Bake for 7-10 minutes until cakes spring back lightly to touch. Remove and cool completely on wire racks to prevent melting of frosting later.
Color the Vanilla Icing: While cakes cool, transfer vanilla cake icing into a bowl. Gradually add orange gel food coloring, mixing thoroughly until the icing reaches an even, vibrant orange hue. Adjust color intensity slowly for the best festive appearance.
Assemble the Whoopie Pies: Pair cooled cake rounds by size. Spread or pipe the orange-colored icing evenly onto the flat side of one cake in each pair, then sandwich with the matching cake, taking care not to overfill as this can cause icing to squeeze out.
Decorate the Whoopie Pies: Sprinkle edible black glitter or black sprinkles over the assembled whoopie pies. Use black licorice strips to fashion spider legs by attaching them with a dab of icing, add candy eyes for a playful monster look, and optionally stencil spider web designs with confectioners’ sugar using a fine sieve.

Notes

Do not overbake the cake rounds; remove them from the oven as soon as they spring back lightly when touched (7-10 mins).
Use about 2 tablespoons of batter per cake to maintain manageable sizes and prevent spreading into each other.
Add orange gel food coloring gradually to icing for desired color without oversaturating.
Let the cakes cool completely before filling to avoid icing melting and sliding off.
Store assembled whoopie pies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate if your kitchen is warm.
Whoopie pies freeze well when wrapped individually; thaw at room temperature 30 minutes before serving for best texture.

Prep Time: 15-20 minutes
Cook Time: 7-10 minutes
Category: Desserts
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Keywords: Halloween desserts, whoopie pies, devil's food cake, spooky treats, chocolate cookies, festive Halloween recipe