Paola Velez’s Cosmic Brownie Whoopie Pies | Recipe Drop | Food52

Check out Food52's new series Recipe Drop, where one of our Test Kitchen experts walks us through a brand-new recipe. In this episode, César Pérez and pastry chef Paola Velez bake Cosmic Brownie Whoopie Pies from Paola’s new cookbook, 'Bodega Bakes.'

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:16 Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie cameo!
1:38 Making the batter
3:05 Pro tip of testing the batter consistency via an *influencer* punch in
3:29 Using imitation vanilla extract for accessibility purposes
4:42 Defining what a bodega really is
6:22 Remember to scrape the bowl as you mix!
6:30 The struggle of coming up with synonyms when writing a cookbook
7:35 Adding in the flour and noir cocoa powder
8:40 Scooping the batter onto a tray
9:09 Baking the pie buns
9:34 Making the filling
10:49 Recreating the iconic sprinkles
11:38 Assembling the Cosmic Brownie Whoopie Pie
12:29 Tempering chocolate with vegetable oil
13:14 Topping them off with melted chocolate
13:45 Making baking approachable
14:08 Finished product and taste test!
14:43 'Bodega Bakes' plug!

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[afreshnewIMAGE]

Make this a series - love the energy between these two!

[scone-butch]

Paola is amazing! PLEASE bring her back for more collabs.

[mosesjeromelazaro]

our girl Paola is a character! i love that. more collaborations with her.

[ThePandaWarrior]

This is so lovely and wholesome, love Paola ❤❤

[jmyers]

Can’t wait to get my Bodega Bakes book ordered!!

Sidenote: Can we get more of these video tutorials?? They make it so easy to follow along, while keeping it fun in the kitchen!

[MsAsb-zxsr]

Woww what a fun episode . Love herrrr!!!

[marisabrown]

These two are amazing together! More of this please 👏

[chrismoore]

Welcome back Cesar!!! The recipe looks delish!

[nataliemscrzysxycoolharris]

Hello Paola & César…Cosmic Brownies are the bomb but a Whoopie Pie version? 😋

[marija]

I ❤ her, please be my new best friend 😊