Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Orange Marmalade Marshmallow Filling

I kind of have a love hate thing going on with orange marmalade.  In my humble opinion, really good quality orange marmalade is amazingly delicious, while cheaper orange marmalade is really quite awful. I, unfortunately, had some of the latter on hand and no one (seriously no one) would touch the stuff.  I really hate to throw anything away, so I started brainstorming what I could do with it. Frosting.  Of course.  And what better than frosting?  Marshmallow frosting.  These whoopie pies are soft and cakey and full of orange marmalade marshmallow filling.  What's not to love?  If ever you need to motivate your family to use up some sub standard orange marmalade, here's your answer.

Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Orange Marmalade Marshmallow Filling

Chocolate Whoopie Pies:
6 Tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk

Orange Marmalade Marshmallow Filling:
1/2 cup shortening
1 container (7 ounces) marshmallow cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 to 3/4 cup orange marmalade (to taste)

preheat the oven to 350F.  Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until crumbly.  Beat in the egg and vanilla until incorporated.  Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.  Beat until partially combined.  Gradually beat in the milk until incorporated.

Drop the dough by 2 tablespoon size scoops onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving room between each to spread.  Bake in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes, or until puffed, and a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean.  Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

While the cookies are cooling, make the filling.  In a large bowl, beat together the shortening, marshmallow cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and marmalade until smooth.

To assemble, spread, dollop, or pipe the marshmallow filling onto the bottom of half of the cookies.  Place a second cookie on top of the filling.  Makes 10 to 12 whoopie pies.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy