Citruslove - Lemon Whoopie pies

January is #citruslove month! I'm excited to be co-hosting this fabulous event and I hope you will join in too. I couldn't decide what to make as I love citrus fruits and flavours. I thought about tackling macarons but I've just signed up for a macaron class so I think I'll wait till after.  It was therefore a choice between cakes, cupcakes or cookies.  I was looking through my brand new copy of Dan Lepard's Short and Sweet and when I saw the whoopie pies, the choice was made.  


I know everyone has been raving about this book.  It's the first recipe I'm trying and I have to say I'm impressed. I made whoopie pies once before and thought they were a little too 'cakey' and dense but these are really something else. It's quite light and spongy and even though I'm not a huge fan of marshmallow, I love the marshmallow filling here. I've added in quite a bit of zest and juice as I love the lemon zing. Definitely making this recipe again (Dan has provided recipes for different flavour variations) and trying other recipes from his book. The previous whoopie pie recipes I've seen use shortening but this has sour cream which I'm sure makes the sponge lighter. 

Please join in on the #citruslove fun by linking up *any citrus recipe *from the *month of January 2012*. Don't forget to link back to this post, so  that your readers know to come stop by the #citruslove event! The twitter hashtag is #citruslove. 

Here's a list of all the co-hosts for this event, please visit them if you have time and check out what they've made. 

A little bit of everything - http://www.roxanagreengirl.com/
Astig Vegan - http://astigvegan.com/
Baker Street - http://bakerstreet.tv/
Big Fat Bake - http://bigfatbaker.com/blog/

Cafe Terra Blog - http://www.cafeterrablog.com/

Cake Duchess - http://www.cakeduchess.com/

Cakeballs, cookies and more - http://cakeballscookiesandmore.blogspot.com/

Easily Good Eats - http://easilygoodeats.blogspot.com/

Elephant Eats - http://elephanteats.com/

Georgieacakes - http://georgiecakes.com/

Hobby and More - http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/

Mike's Baking - http://www.mikesbaking.co.uk/

Mis Pensamientos - http://juniakk.blogspot.com/

No One Likes Crumbley Cookies - http://tcrumbley.blogspot.com/

Oh Cake - http://cake-o-cake.blogspot.com/

Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives - http://lisamichele.wordpress.com/

Peaches and Donuts - http://peachesanddonuts.blogspot.com/

Savoring Every Bite - http://savoringeverybite.wordpress.com/

Simply Reem - http://www.simplyreem.com/

Smart Food and Fit - http://smartfoodandfit.com/

Soni's Food For Thought - http://sonisfoodforthought.blogspot.com/

That Skinny Chick Can Bake - http://thatskinnychickcanbake.blogspot.com/

The Art of Cooking Real Food - http://theartofcookingrealfood.blogspot.com/

The Spicy RD - http://www.eastewart.com/blog/

The Wimpy Vegetarian - http://thewimpyvegetarian.com/

Vegan Yack Attack - http://veganyackattack.com/

Vegetarian Mamma - http://vegetarianmamma.blogspot.com/

You Made that? - http://www.you-made-that.com/

 adding lots of lemon zest to the batter :) 

 terrible piping! 

 making the marshmallow filling 

 oops... giant whoopie pies! 

Recipe is from Dan Lepard Short and Sweet page 201-203