Best Ever Buttercream Frosting and Funfetti Inspired Whoopie Pies

For me, funfetti is quite nostalgic.  I always think of that Pillsbury boxed cake mix that was the first choice of little girls ages 3-12 when I grew up.  Okay, okay...I still love it to this day and I'm 26.

Any time I eat anything funfetti I'm immediately thrown back to the good ole days on the playground in elementary school.  You finally make it outside with all your classmates and the first thing you do is go for your snack.  My favorites were always Dunkaroos, Fruit Roll Ups and Gushers.  Do any of those ring a bell??  I still remember when Dunkaroos came out with their funfetti inspired frosting...that was my all time fave.

Do you think they still sell those?  I think it might be time to meander on over to Kroger and take a gander at the snack aisle :)

The cookies below are my adult version of a funfetti dessert.  You could definitely just make the cookies alone, but why not sandwich a dollop of beautiful buttercream with them?  You get two cookies instead of one, and the frosting is to die for.  I seriously think it might replace my go-to cream cheese frosting that I always use.

PS Don't leave any extra frosting sitting around unless you're okay with the fact that you ARE going to eat every last bit of it.....this stuff is dangerous.

Funfetti inspired whoopie pies made with

this buttercream.

There aren't any photos of me making the frosting so I'm adding in photos of the whoopie pies I put together with this frosting.  Enjoy!

Best Ever Buttercream Frosting adapted from AllRecipes

Printable Version

2 C unsalted butter (4 sticks)

8 C confectioners sugar, sifted

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 C heavy whipping cream

*Use clear versus dark vanilla extract for a whiter frosting.

In bowl of stand mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy.  Add confectioners sugar and blend until smooth.

Add salt, vanilla and 6 oz whipping cream.  Continue to blend until well incorporated.  Add additional 2 ounces of cream if frosting is too thick.

Can we pause for just a sec and talk about

how amazing this looks?

For the whoopie pies featured in these photos I simply made this Soft Almond Sugar Cookie recipe but substituted vanilla in place of the almond extra and then rolled the dough in sprinkles instead of raw sugar.  You can also add sprinkles to the dough if you want them inside the cookie.

Let the sandwiching begin!

I used a Wilton 1M tip to pipe the frosting on one cookie and then sandwiched it with another.  Happiness!

Nom nom nom [repeat until all cookies are gone]

Use this frosting for other cookies, your favorite cake, or just to 

satisfy a sugar craving on its own!