Appley Whoopie Pies at Middle Farm

Well it's been a while... in which I have been manically baking whoopies for my soon-to-be-published book, Baking Whoopies: the Seasonal Guide to Whoopie Pies

And in between managing to appear at Middle Farm Apple Festival with Ruth who does cupcakes - great weekend. Lovely people, lovely cider, lovely apples.

I themed the whoopie pies to tie-in with the Apple Festival, so had Apple and Cinnamon (cinnamon whoopie pie with apple and mascarpone filling - buy my book for the recipe!) and Cider and Bacon (see this blog post - a freebie to whet your appetite for all things whoopie - it's an extra, exclusive for the Apple Festival, not included in the book).

I made all of the whoopie pies gluten free - gluten and wheat free flour from Doves Farm is a winner. It didn't affect the flavour in the slightest. They were a little more biscuity than my usual whoopies, but other than that... And went down really well with lots of gluten/wheat allergy sufferers.

So this post is a mini photo-story covering the weekend...

Backstage, cinnamon whoopie pies just baked and awaiting their apple mascarpone filling:

Filled and clothed, waiting to be glammed up with a bit of jewellery:

Now jewelled up and waiting coyly in the wings...

Whoopie pie kebabs!

A five minute breather to take in the sunshine... beautiful day.

The wonderful Boudoir Bliss who kept us in hot water bottles when the chilly North wind blew:

And Tiny Tulips who made us feel so welcome, and designs breathtakingly beautiful baby boots, cushions and clothing:

And finally.... lots of customers!

Some overheard comments that made us chuckle...

(mother to child) "No they're not cakes darling, they're candles"
(other child) "Are they real cakes? They're not, are they mummy?"