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whoopie pie ghosts with marshmallow fluff filling
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Whoopie Pie Ghosts
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
8 mins
 
Scare up something sweet for Halloween. These cute ghost-shaped whoopie pies are soft and fluffy and filled with creamy marshmallow frosting. They are easy to make and will add a festive touch to your Halloween party dessert table.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: halloween desserts, Halloween recipes, vanilla whoopie pies, whoopie pie ghosts, whoopie pie recipe
Servings: 14
Calories: 298 kcal
Author: Beth Klosterboer
Ingredients
Vanilla Whoopie Pies
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • 28 mini chocolate chips
  • 14 chocolate chips
Whipped Marshmallow Frosting
  • 12 tablespoons butter softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted after measuring
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • 7 ounces marshmallow cream
Instructions
Ghost Template

  1. Print the ghost template (see NOTES for the link to the printable template)

Vanilla Whoopie Pies
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
  3. Whisk together the oil and egg in a mixing bowl.
  4. Add the granulated sugar and whisk until smooth.
  5. Stir in the buttermilk and vanilla until well incorporated.
  6. Pour in the dry ingredients and whisk just until combined.

  7. Spoon the batter into a piping bag fitted with a medium-sized round tip (#8 or #9).

  8. Set the ghost template on a cookie sheet, and set a piece of parchment paper over top.

  9. Using the template as a guide, pipe ¼-inch thick batter into a ghost.

  10. Move the template as needed and continue to pipe more ghosts. You will have enough batter to make 28 ghost-shaped cakes.

  11. Arrange 2 mini chocolate chip eyes and 1 chocolate chip mouth on half of the cakes.

  12. Bake the cakes for 8-9 minutes until the center of the cakes bounces back when lightly pressed with a finger.

  13. Remove from the oven and allow the cakes to cool on the pan.
  14. Lift the cookies off the parchment paper using a metal spatula, then brush the crumbs off of the underside of the cakes.
Whipped Marshmallow Frosting
  1. Beat the softened butter and sifted powdered sugar until creamy.
  2. Add the vanilla, salt, and marshmallow cream and beat until light and fluffy.
  3. Spoon the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a round tip (#8 or #9).
  4. Turn all of the plain cakes upside down so the flat side is facing up.
  5. Pipe a ¼-inch thick layer of frosting over the plain cakes then top each with a ghost cake.
Recipe Notes

TEMPLATE

Ghost Template - (https://hungryhappenings.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ghost-template.pdf)

STORAGE

Store your whoopie pies at room temperature for up to 6 days or freeze for up to 3 months.