whoopie pies
Chocolate cake sandwiches
Whoopie pies are a New England dessert: two soft, cake-like chocolate rounds sandwiching a sweet cream filling.
Despite the name, they're closer to a handheld cake than a pie.
She packed whoopie pies in the kids' lunches.
Regional variations use different flavors for the cake or filling.
Ground cacao seed powder
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- dark chocolateCocoa-heavy candy variety
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- semisweetModerately sweetened
devil's food · moist · cakey · spongy · soft · rich · fudgy · chocolate cake
Something pleasantly special
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- richHaving much of something
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
splurge · sweet tooth · guilty pleasure · rewarding · delightful · irresistible · tempting · heavenly
Pine Tree State
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- LancasterEnglish dynasty, fifteenth century
Pennsylvania Dutch · county fair · bake sale · potluck · church supper · roadside stand · farmstand · bakery
Spongy sugar confection
- buttercreamWhipped sugar-fat frosting
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- creamySmooth and rich
whipped · confectioners sugar · frosting · sandwiched · piped · smooth · luscious · sweet
Two cookies with filling
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- portableAble to be carried
- roundCurved like circle
- domedWith rounded roof
two-piece · assembled · individual · stackable · finger food · lunchbox · wrapped · grab-and-go
cocoa
Ground cacao seed powder
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- dark chocolateCocoa-heavy candy variety
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
semisweet · devil's food · moist · cakey · spongy · soft · rich · fudgy · chocolate cake · cacao
treat
Something pleasantly special
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- richHaving much of something
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
comforting · splurge · sweet tooth · guilty pleasure · rewarding · delightful · irresistible · tempting · heavenly · sinful
Maine
Pine Tree State
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- AmishTraditional simple-living sect
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
Lancaster · Pennsylvania Dutch · county fair · bake sale · potluck · church supper · roadside stand · farmstand · bakery · heritage
marshmallow
Spongy sugar confection
- buttercreamWhipped sugar-fat frosting
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- fluffySoft and light-textured
creamy · whipped · confectioners sugar · frosting · sandwiched · piped · smooth · luscious · sweet · spreadable
sandwich cookie
Two cookies with filling
domed · two-piece · assembled · individual · stackable · finger food · lunchbox · wrapped · grab-and-go · patted
- dessertscake, cookies, pie, cupcakes, pudding
- sweet treatscookie, cupcake, donut, doughnut, fudge
- American Dessertsapple pie, brownie, brownies, cheesecake, chocolate chip cookie
- bake salebrownies, cookies, cupcakes, fudge, lemon bars
- bite-sized treatspetit fours, mini cupcakes, cake pops, donut holes, brownie bites
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut