Pantry staples: You’ll need all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, white and brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and eggs. Semi-sweet chocolate: You’ll need 4 ounces of semisweet chocolate, around 60-70% cacao.You can usually find this in the baking aisle next to the chocolate chips. Unsweetened cocoa powder: Use natural cocoa powder for the cake, not Dutch process cocoa.

Bake for 10-11 minutes until risen in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Also, when you poke the cake with your finger, it should spring back. Let the whoopie cookies cool completely on the sheet pan before adding the filling. Tip: If you let the batter sit for 10-15 minutes before scooping, the whoopie cookies spread less.

To make our simple pâte à choux recipe, you’ll begin by cooking a mixture of butter, flour, and water on the stovetop. Off the heat, you'll then add eggs and beat the dough until smooth. Typically, pâte à choux dough is piped into circles or rectangles before being baked until puffed and hollow.

This beautiful dessert consists of choux pastry baked until they’re tall, crispy, and fluffy, then filled with ice cream before being topped by a decadent chocolate drizzle. This iconic French dessert is an impressive treat that is perfect for any occasion.

Prepare 2 baking sheets by piping a small dot of batter on each corner, then line with parchment paper, pressing to the batter to adhere. This will prevent the parchment paper from flying up in the oven.