The whoopie pie has a contentious past. Maine, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania all lay claim to (what I describe as) the cupcake sandwich. Some historians claim the treat originated with the Pennsylvania Dutch, where housewives would place the snack in their husbands' lunchboxes; at lunchtime, the men would pull out the pies and exclaim "Whoopie!" Maine contends that it was invented in their state by a commercial bakery employee attempting to use up leftover cake batter. Maine is so certain it originated the whoopie pie that it designated the pie as official state treat. Others assert that the pie was invented in Boston as a way to sell more marshmallow Fluff. We may never know the true history of the whoopie pie. What we do know is that they're delicious. My fall-inspired recipe after the jump...
