It's 8:00 in the morning here and I just finished baking these. How easy using the cake mix as the base. I also added a box of instant chocolate pudding and they turned out great. How well I remember baking these from scratch for m three sons and being tired after making them because I always had to double the batch. This recipe is great!!!! I also used the recipe for the filling but I add a teaspoon of almond extract. Can't wait for my co-workers to try them

I followed the recipe, (using only 3/4 cup water) along with the suggestions of adding a box of instant pudding mix. (I used a small box of instant chocolate pudding.) However, they came out flat! They tasted delicious....but they completely flattened out while baking. Does anyone know why this could have happened and how I could correct this???

I thought that the frosting had an overall good taste, but you have to stir it a lot before the texture is right, good recipie though.

Used the cream recipe from here and the southern moon pies cookie from this website. it turned out pretty good. Had problems getting the texture right though. It just wasnt smooth. Any suggestions?

Thanks for sharing your recipe and all those who added hints~they were VERY helpful. I made a double batch of these tonight after not being able to find my from scratch recipe. These were a LOT quicker to make than my recipe and were yummy. I did add the instant pudding other reviewers had suggested and baked the cake portion for 11 minutes at 325 on top of parchment paper. Having said that, my oven runs 25 degrees hot so I adjust all bake temps down to account for my ovens overheating problem. I also made a double batch of peanut butter filling by using 2 pounds confectioners sugar, 4 egg whites, 2 tsp vanilla, 1 cup shortening, 1 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup flour and about 1/2 cup milk. I had about a cup and a half of filling left over. I just looked at the filling again since filling and putting the pies in the freezer----looks like I should have gone with a bit more flour and 1 1/2 cup shortening and 1/2 cup peanut butter. Any way, thanks to all who took the time to add their revisions.

pastry is very good., but I am looking for a better frosting, which contains marshmellow fluff.

My family loved this recipe and I had fun making them. I read all the variations on the filling and settled on HOTREDONE'S. They turned out delicious.

Great base recipe! I took the advice of llwolf and added a box of devil's food jello pudding mix and it was wonderful! I've made this recipe several times and to change things up I used a red velvet cake mix as the shells sans the pudding mix and was just as great!

Tasted good, but very flat. I used a strawberry cake mix that might have been the problem. Didn't use this filling recipe either.**REVISED** Made again using strawberry cake mix and sm pkg vanilla pudding, much better texture to the cakes with the pudding, also used the mommabailey recipe for filling, only I added twice as much powdered sugar and the entire 7oz of marsh. fluff, milk as needed to smooth it out. These were a huge hit!

This recipie is the best I've tried for Whoopie pies, especially when you add the box of Jello to make them puffy and round like llwolf suggested. However I find if you add the jello before mixing they tend to be smoother and not crack on the top while cooking. Additionally I cooked them for 16 minutes as they seemed to fall when undercooked. I really loved Mommabaileys recipie for the filling it was sweet enough and not greasy at all. It was absolutely fabulous. As a very busy working mom I liked this recipie for the ease of putting it together and how quickly I could complete them. I made them for my daughters brownie troop and they voted me mom for snacks in the future!

Great & easy! I did add 1 box of instant pudding as some suggest and using a Pampered Chef cookie scoop got 20 whoopie pies out of the batch. I won't serve raw egg whites, so I used mommabailey's filling and it was perfect. Next time I'll whip it up longer to increase the volume, but I was in a hurry this time :)

Our family couldn't stop eating these!!! I won't make them again soon only because they won't last and we're trying to eat a wee bit healthier. Next time I need a sweet treat, it will be this delightful yummy that I will turn to. I did use some of the other tips...adding pudding mix to the cake mix to firm up the cookie. Also used another reader's stovetop-free filling mix. I might play around with various fillings that were suggested. However it is done, this is easy and wonderful. Refridgerating these makes them even better...we even froze 1/2 of the pies and they were good eaten directly from the freezer too! It made a fairly mess-free treat for my preschool aged kiddos to enjoy.

Love the idea of using the cake mix.These are wonderful and so much easier to make than the "old fashion" way when I was a little girl.I DID add the pudding and only used 3/4 c.water. For the filling I used 1 c. shortening, 2 1/2 c.powder sugar(more if needed),2 tsp vanilla, 3 tbsp milk, small jar(7oz)marshmallow creme and 1/2 stick of butter.(basically mommabailey's recipe)The marshmallow helps to not have an overpowering shortening taste I make the filling first and put it in the fridge while the cookies bake.Store them in the fridge best when cold. My kids love these!! Thanks for a great idea!!

These are absolutely fabulous! I made them for a friend's b-day and everyone loved them. Served it with the Orange-Pineapple punch from this site.

Yum, these were great. I added a box of choc. pudding mix to the cake batter, after reading some of the reviews. Baked on parchment used a pampered chef cookie scoop, got 18 whoopie pies.Mine took 11 min. to bake. Have made filling lots of times for various desserts. Make as stated and let chill, its perfect every time.

Fabulous! My kids loved these! I only had butter flavored shortening, but it turned out great! Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly with no problems!

Made these for my daughter's bake sale at school. They were he first thing off the table! I find all this stuff sweet, but let's face it, I'm really making it for the kids. They all give it a thumbs up. When you'e making something in large quantity like for a bake sale, I want it fast and easy. this one does it for me!!

My husband and I really liked these. I followed the recipe exactly and the taste was very close to the whoopie pies we get whenever we're in New England. My only critique i