Make way, cupcakes—it's whoopie pie time! Everyone is falling in love with America's classic sandwich treat—two soft cookies with a creamy filling. Now, baker extraordinaire Claire Ptak, a pastry alum of Berkeley's famed Chez Panisse and proprietor of Violet, her own baking company, takes the humble whoopie pie to new heights.
Here are 60 irresistible recipes—made with fresh, seasonal ingredients—that show home bakers how to make the components for more than two dozen distinctive, flavorful whoopie pies:
More than 75 gorgeous full-page photographs showcase every recipe in this book, which also includes a handful of Claire Ptak's other not-to-be-missed sweet treats, including Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies and Easy Chocolate Macaroons.
Praise for The Whoopie Pie Book
"An absolutely gorgeous book by my favorite cake maker in the whole world." —Jamie Oliver
"Claire Ptak creates the very best desserts: Simple, delicious, pure. This is a charming book that perfectly captures its subject." —Alice Waters