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March 21, 2018 By Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen 38 Comments

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies are your favorite cake turned into a handheld whoopie pie filled with pineapple cream cheese buttercream frosting.  A delicious mouthful indeed!

If you love Carrot Cake, check out these Pineapple Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes and I love a delicious whoopie pie filled with all that yummy cream.  So why not combine the two?  and that’s just want I did in these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies.

I’m a sucker for a good buttercream frosting but it’s typical to have a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.  So I combined the two again.  I’m all about mashups today.

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

I wanted these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies to be homemade so I skipped the box mix and went straight for my grandmother’s cookbook.  Inside I found a recipe for carrot cake that sounded delicious and it was filled with coconut too.  Bingo, I had a winner.

Now if you are short on time, you could absolutely use a box mix to make these pies.  No judgement here but my grandmother’s recipe is super simple to make.

I always thought long and hard about adding raisins and I even used Google to see if I could find an answer.  Life decisions are hard for me.  I read something that said, “raisins only belong in a fruitcake”  so my recipe does not include raisins.  I also omitted the nuts my grandmother called for.  Sorry!

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Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

What I was left with was a delicious carrot cake, that’s not too sweet, but gains another level of sweetness from the pineapple cream cheese buttercream frosting.  The two are a match made in dessert Heaven.

I am so very happy with how these turned out and I’m even more excited to bring them to my in laws house for Easter.  Everyone is sure to love them!

If you love carrot cake, these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies will become your new favorite dessert!

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

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Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

Prep 10 mins

Cook 9 mins

Total 19 mins

Author Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Yield 15 servings

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies are your favorite cake turned into a handheld whoopie pie filled with pineapple cream cheese buttercream frosting.  A delicious mouthful indeed!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk*
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups carrots, grated
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 (8oz) can crushed pineapple, drained

Pineapple Cream Cheese Buttercream

  • 1 (8 oz) tub pineapple cream cheese (I used Philadelphia)
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a whoopie pie pan** with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice, clove and salt.
  3. In another large bowl combine eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract.  
  4. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in your wet ingredients.  Stir until just combined
  5. Fold in carrots, coconut flakes and pineapple.  
  6. Using a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2 tablespoons) place batter into wells of pan.  Bake in oven for 8-9 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Set aside to cool completely.

Pineapple Cream Cheese Buttercream

  1. Into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter together, on medium speed, for 1 minute, until creamy.
  2. Turn the mixer down to low and using 1 cup at a time, start to add your powdered sugar.  Mix well in between.  Add in vanilla and beat until fluffy, about another minute.

Assembly

  1. When the whoopie pies are cooled, pipe the pineapple cream cheese buttercream onto the bottom of your whoopie pies and place on the top whoopie pie to create a sandwich.

*If you do not have buttermilk, you can quickly make some by taking 1 cup milk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice (let stand for 10 minutes before using in recipe).

**If you do not have a whoopie pie pan, you can line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat and using a scoop, dollop 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons of batter onto prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart.

Courses Dessert

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 15 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 420

% Daily Value

Total Fat 14 g

22%

Saturated Fat 7 g

35%

Cholesterol 54 mg

18%

Sodium 209 mg

9%

Total Carbohydrates 70 g

23%

Dietary Fiber 1 g

4%

Sugars 53 g

Protein 4 g

8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

The pineapple cream cheese buttercream is out of this World.  It took me a few tries to perfect it, but oh my goodness.  I highly recommend using it to frost a cake, make these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies and anywhere else you can think to use pineapple. So good!

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: Carrot cake, cream cheese, easter, holiday, pineapple, whoopie pie

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  1. Lynda Hardy says

    March 21, 2018 at 10:57 am

    Fantastic! I love whoopie pies.

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 26, 2018 at 9:21 am

      me too! Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Susie says

    March 21, 2018 at 11:22 am

    I just love this dessert recipe! I pinned it to several boards. thanks for the great recipe/idea!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 26, 2018 at 9:08 am

      Thanks so much, Susie!

      Reply
  3. Susie says

    March 21, 2018 at 11:23 am

    This is such a cute idea! I pinned it to several boards. thanks for the great recipe.

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:42 pm

      Susie, thank you so much!

      Reply
  4. kate says

    March 21, 2018 at 11:33 am

    I love that you’ve turned carrot cake flavours into these pretty whoopie pies!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:42 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  5. Joyce says

    March 21, 2018 at 11:34 am

    haha such a clever way to make carrot cake and they look so moist! My fave is definitely the pineapple cream cheese butter cream heehee. I could just eat that with a spoon! 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:42 pm

      It’s absolutely delicious if I do say so myself! ??

      Reply
  6. Veena Azmanov says

    March 21, 2018 at 12:14 pm

    Wow, these Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies are so cute! I would love to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Thank you for sharing this great recipe!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:41 pm

      Lol, totally acceptable any time of day. Here’s carrots in them after all! ?☺️

      Reply
  7. Meredith says

    March 21, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    I don’t know what I am more excited about… pineapple cream cheese butter cream frosting or just how adorable these carrot cake whoopie pies are! Pinning to try soon!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:41 pm

      I hope you love them as much as we do! Thank you!

      Reply
  8. Camilla at Culinary Adventures says

    March 21, 2018 at 1:32 pm

    Okay. I was wondering if there was a special pan because your pies looked so uniform and perfect! I’ll keep an eye out for one and give this a try soon because they look amazing.

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 26, 2018 at 9:21 am

      Yes! You can find the pan on Amazon (aff link) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CYELQE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004CYELQE&linkCode=as2&tag=strawberryblo-20&linkId=d34add6ff51f63895ca5494f90fa8c0e

      Reply
  9. Jeanette says

    March 21, 2018 at 1:58 pm

    Oh wow, they look sooo good and they are so cute for the eyes 🙂

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 21, 2018 at 2:41 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  10. Wendy says

    March 21, 2018 at 6:46 pm

    Whoopie!!! what a fun recipe.

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 24, 2018 at 7:55 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  11. Amy (Savory Moments) says

    March 21, 2018 at 7:00 pm

    These look so yummy and are creative, too!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 24, 2018 at 7:55 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Karen says

    March 21, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    You had me at pineapple cream cheese buttercream!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 24, 2018 at 7:55 am

      It’s SO good!

      Reply
  13. Michaela Kenkel says

    March 22, 2018 at 12:29 am

    These couldn’t be any cuter!! I can’t wait to try them!!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 24, 2018 at 7:55 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  14. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says

    March 22, 2018 at 4:26 am

    This is beautiful!!! Such an amazing whoopie pie, and I even more love the filling! If I were you, I would have added the nuts but never the raisins, don’t seem to love it in anything…hehe…

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 24, 2018 at 7:55 am

      If you’d like to add nuts, add 1 cup of your favorite nuts. I recommend walnuts. Next time, I’ll try them with nuts.

      Reply
  15. Heather Tyman says

    March 23, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    I am allergic to dairy, so can I make the buttermilk with almond milk?

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 24, 2018 at 7:53 am

      Yes, you sure can. I would still add the lemon juice or vinegar to give it a little bit of tang to replicate the buttermilk.

      Reply
  16. Sarah E. says

    March 25, 2018 at 4:09 pm

    Love these little whoopie pies – so SO cute! My oldest did a double take when he saw them and said they looked delicious!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 26, 2018 at 9:06 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  17. Amy's Cooking Adventures says

    March 25, 2018 at 9:49 pm

    Love these! SO perfect!

    Reply
    • Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says

      March 26, 2018 at 9:07 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply

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