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Pumpkin with cream cheese is a classic combination. With these pumpkin whoopie pies, where soft, cake-like pumpkin cookies sandwich tangy cream cheese filling, I’m also giving you the option to experiment with another excellent cheese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to choose the right cheese for your filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Often found in tiramisu filling, mascarpone cheese is equally creamy, made with heavy cream\u00a0\u2014 not whole milk like cream cheese. It’s richer, not as tangy, and almost carries a malty flavor. Use whichever you have, or whichever you can find, and your buttercream filling will turn out great. If you do opt for mascarpone, try to get a high-quality one as cheaper options tend to be runnier and prone to splitting in the buttercream. And if you do decide to use cream cheese, avoid using the cream cheese “spreads” as they won’t mix well into buttercream. It’s best to just get the 8-ounce cream cheese blocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is the actual flavor of “pumpkin spice”?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One thing not enough people don’t know: Pumpkin doesn’t have much of a taste! And because of that, a lot of “pumpkin spice” flavored products out there don’t have any pumpkin in them \u2014 just spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. In my first few attempts, I wasn’t getting much flavor, and the cakes (cookies? muffin tops?) were coming out of the oven a brown-yellow, not orange like I wanted. So I upped the cinnamon to 1 tablespoon (It sounds like a lot but it has to be this way!) and mixed the spices into the liquid ingredients rather than the flour. This resulted in a deeper orange color and a more “pumpkin spice” flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why are the cakes pale when they come out of the oven?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By the way, the cookies (or are they cakes?) will look pale when they come out of the oven. Do not dismay! They are supposed to look like that, and within about an hour or two, they will develop a deeper brown-ish orange color you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you make these pumpkin whoopie pies? I want to see! Tag me @easygayoven on Instagram and TikTok. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(This recipe was updated on 11\/03\/2022)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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