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Celebrate More With Pillsbury Baking – Peppermint Kissed Whoopie Pies

Pillsbury Whoopie Pies (9)We’re still celebrating more all year long and this Valentine’s Day we’re celebrating more love. That means taking more one on one moments with one another and that includes baking in the kitchen.

Using Pillsbury® Baking products we easily create special treats and even better sweet memories in the kitchen. Nothing says love quite like chocolate and Pillsbury Baking Dark Chocolate Cake creates a rich and flavorful treat. To create our own whoopie pies we started with our cake mix. I found this heart shaped pan at my local craft store and it’s perfect for Valentine’s Day treats.

Pillsbury Whoopie Pies (1)Since you’re not making a full cake I suggest start baking at 8 minutes at 350 degrees. Remember to grease your pan.

Pillsbury Whoopie Pies (2)Once baked allow your cakes to cool on a wire rack.

I wanted a simple cream filling so I used a heavy cream. I also used Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Peppermint Frosting. A light layer of frosting is all each cake needs. Add the cream and top!

Pillsbury Whoopie Pies (3)You’ll want to allow these to cool for another hour. These simple peppermint kissed whoopie pies are an easy way to celebrate more sweet moments with the ones you love most.

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  9. I’m spending more time celebrating with my family and less time stressing over the small stuff.

  12. I’m making it a point to go out with family and friends – and throw dinner parties and game nights more – this year just to celebrate having them in my life and enjoying our time spent together.

  13. Celebrate the little things. We love to jsut celebrate anything we can. straight A’s! to perfect attendance!

  14. i am celebrating more this year by treating myself to some well deserved rest and treats when i really want and deserve them.

  15. I’m Celebrating This Year My Enjoying Every Moment, Taking Lot’s Of Photos To Capture The Memories And Of Course Bake More!

  17. Time always has a way of getting away from me so this year I am trying to plan early and start the prep for every occasion days earlier to enjoy the day of without so much to do no matter what the event is.

  19. Taking time out of our busy life schedules to have more family time. More family get to gethers.

  22. I wouldn’t say we will celebrate more this year than usual… just about the same celebrations through the year!

  23. Having fun with the family every chance I can get. We are bowling today and going to a hockey game Monday since they have no school.

  26. I have more and less that I am working really hard to achieve. I want to be more patient, understanding, compassionate and kind. Less judgmental, abrupt, and time consumed. I hope this makes me a better person so I can be better to all.

  31. I just started a new job so I am looking forward to getting to enjoy more time out of the house. I have been a stay at home mom of 1 for the last 2 years. I think this will help my relationship with my husband too.

  34. We literally just had a unexpected death in the family a few days ago at a young age and we were talking about this very thing how we take life for granted until it is too late I am going to try to take every day for what it is, try not to sweat the small stuff, and as a family we vowed to do at least one fun outing a month together!! I hope it doesn’t get away from me again!

  37. This year, we are celebrating more by creating more family time by having a board game night and I am going to make yummy snacks, it’s going to be fun 🙂

  38. We are trying to leave the “work stuff” and stress at work and enjoy our time at home. We are also planning and preparing meals at home rather than eating out or picking up takeout.

  40. We are celebrating more this year since our little granddaughters have so many upcoming events (birthdays, First Communion) and family celebrations (Valentine’s Day, Easter, etc.). They love to help Grandma bake & decorate the special cakes and cookies. 🙂

  53. By actually getting out and spending time and having fun with others. I’m finally starting to calm my social phobia.

  54. My son is *just* now old enough to understand holidays like birthdays and christmas so we went all out this year. We’ve all had a total blast so far!

  81. we spent New Years as a family and we are trying to have at least Sunday dinners together… so far it’s been 3 day a week!….maybe it’s true>>>what you do on New Year Eve, you will do all Year

  82. We’re trying to do a lot more “just because” things every week!

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  86. I like to celebrate at random times. When it just feels like we haven’t had any fun or done anything to just celebrate the day, that’s the day I pick 🙂 Have a surprise waiting when the kids get home from school 🙂

  93. We are doing more fun things together as a family. We’re also having friends over more often.

  104. Hopefully by getting together with family more. My mom passed away a couple of years ago and the family has sort of fell apart. We haven’t gotten together to celebrate together in a while and I miss it. I want to spend more time with them celebrating birthdays and holidays. Thank you!!

  120. I’ve arranged my vacation days so I have one three day weekend a month to spend with the hubs.

  129. We are spending more time together as a family and fixing desserts together a few nights a week.

  133. I celebrate more by celebrating for no special reason. The sun is shining, let’s celebrate. It’s cloudy, let’s drink, I mean celebrate. Celebrate just because.

  136. We are celebrating more by taking a family vacation and we are already planning to have a family reunion. I will be baking with the kids for both of these a celebrating the small things with them!

  138. Our kids are still really young so we have little celebrations for anything we can, they really enjoy their accomplishments being noticed.

  143. We’re not celebrating more. We have moved away from friends and family. So, we day each day as it comes and have fun as a family.

  146. I bake cupcakes for all my grandchildren and co-workers all year long using Pillsbury Funfetti Frostings and cake mixes and they love them. Thanks for this awesome sweep 🙂

  149. Spending more time with friends and family. Having more lunch dates and family game nights and movie nights

  162. We will definitely be celebrating more as we have a new granddaughter that is 3 months old and another whose mommy is being induced tonight and should be here tomorrow

  170. I am getting together with my family for dinner and games once per month!

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  173. I am celebrating more this year by taking time out to heal myself so I will be better for my family and friends.

  178. Oh we have so much to celebrate! I think mostly we will try and enjoy our back yard more…We have a great wooden swing set, a bounce house, and I love to grill. Maybe more casual gatherings are in our future…As soon as it’s not ungodly cold, of course!

  180. Well, I’m getting married this year, and that’s a pretty big reason to celebrate. Oh, how? Being grateful – this time last year I was certain I was never going to marry, so I had significantly different plans (not bad, just different.)

  183. I am celebrating more because I think this year will finally be the year we both get raises and find our dream house.

  188. After 3 yers of being out of work due to injury, my fiance is finally back to work so we are financially back on track so we can finally relax more!

  191. I’m making more handmade items for family, and having a blast doing it since my daughter is very hands on with it all, too!

  195. I am going to celebrate more this year by spending more one on one time with the people who mean the most to me.

  200. I’m celebrating more by having family over more often and also visiting them more often as well. 😀

  210. I’m celebrating more by pursuing my family’s dreams! We’re having our first baby in just a few months so it’s a big deal to make sure we’re happy and satisfied and to show her the importance of education and being true to oneself. 🙂

  222. I am driving across the country this summer for the road trip I’ve always wanted to take.

  225. doing things that make me happy n not everyone else… buys myself more things instead of everyone else

  227. Making more time to travel to see extended family – like all of my grandparents who are still alive and thriving in their 80’s and 90’s!

  230. I like to make cakes, so I’m trying to make a special cake for every holiday! It makes an ordinary day more fun!

  231. we’re making sure that we put “fun” celebrations in every month like National Cookie Day

  240. Buying healthier food and cooking in more. Saves money and I feel like exercising and getting a better outlook.

  242. i am trying to spend more one on one time with my kids..seems it is hard to spend time andactually enjoy it and know more about my kids now that they are teens and preteens i want them to know they can still trust and talk to me and their momma.and that is hard with all 3 together we have a 14 and 12 year old but a very active 8 year old.so we are trying to do more one on one time

  243. We are spending time making crafts such as Valentine cards and cooking together in the kitchen baking cookies, etc.

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  244. I’m teaching my granddaughters to bake my grandmother’s holiday sweets. Pass it on!

  248. I am celebrating more this year because I am 30 now and realized how great it is. I was fearful but now I am enjoying the moments more.

  255. I can’t say that I have celebrated more this year but I plan on doing so. We had the family over to our house for Thanksgiving for the first time instead of going there and that was lots of fun so we hope to do more of that this year.

  256. Hosting a fellowship hour for our youth contemporary musc band at church each month. Your site has some great ideas for the February 8 one. I’m also helping with a 50th Anniversary party planned for March 15!

  259. We do not have any specific plans for Valentine’s Day yet. I would love to have some fun baked goods for my kids.

  263. My way of celebrating is trying to make the dishes my mother & grandmothers made for us when they were with us. They made every thing by memory so we don’t have the recipes, but when I get it right it’s a celebration

  269. we are just putting away a little money here and there to be able to go out and do something

  270. I have more time to celebrate by not spending so much time buying! I don’t play the commercial game of the holidays 🙂

  272. My son is getting married at the end of June. I’m sure they’ll be all sorts of parties and showers to attend before the big day!

  280. I love to cook. Would love to have more dinner parties. Doesn’t have to be a big deal to celebrate. Celebrate just because.

  297. February is my oldest son’s 5th birthday. March is my daughter’s 2nd birthday. April is my youngest son’s 1st birthday.. Then in May, we’ll welcome a new baby boy!!

  299. I am celebrating more by making my own cakes and learning how to decorate them with a book I received for Christmas.

  305. We are making more time for celebrating the little things and achievements in life. It’s fun to celebrate “just because” sometimes, too!

  312. making more time to spend with my husband & son so I bake special things for each of them to show how much I love them

  313. We are celebrating by spending more time together as a family! My daughter is 2 and she LOVES helping in the kitchen! This would be a fun treat to make that she could help with!

  314. We started with Christmas for the first time in a long time, now it’s on to all of the holidays for the year

  315. we are planning on teaching my daughter to cook so thats a celebration all by itself, shes 2 and has always wanted to help.

  316. My hubby and I try to take time to simply enjoy each others company. We try to make little special moments whenever possible.

  321. We will celebrate more this year by doing more fun things together as a family and enjoying the little things/ moments in life.

  323. We have started back having family night and are planning more cookouts and family gatherings.

  328. I’m going to spend time with my family. We’ll probably go out to dinner then make some desserts at home and I’ll call my friends and chat with them a bit.

  329. we are going to have more sit down family dinners with everyones schedules sometimes it seems almost impossible but things are starting to clam down 🙂

  332. I am going to pay attention to what “National Day” it is, “National Cupcake, donut, etcetc” day! We are also going to be watching the olympics and having a party for that ;o)

  333. I am celebrating more by spending more time with my family. Having more togethers with great food and lots of fun.

  338. this year we are celebrating by having family get togethers more often and eating good food and having good times. i am tony l smoaks on rafflecopter.

  341. I am celebrating more by saying yes more often. My daughter is 7 and is always planning parties so we end up celebrating a lot.

  343. We love to celebrate any little occasion by baking, my 4 year old loves to help out! We also love to celebrate by spending time with family and friends!

  347. I love smelling a dessert baking in the oven on a cool day like today.It reminds me of my grandmother and mother which is a great memory.I plan to bake more so my family can smell the same great aroma i did when i was a child.It will make my family happy and me!

  354. We are celebrating more by spending more quality time together and doing more as a family.

  357. Thanks for the giveaway…my wife & I are hosting a series of rotating house parties with our group of friends this year, each month.

  358. we are spending more quality time together and celebrating accomplishments not just birthdays and major holidays. 🙂

  359. I love the heart shaped whoopee pies. A great idea for valentine’s day. .I don’t think we’ve been celebrating more, were just more appreciative of the things we do have. Thanks for having this contest.

  361. I have finally organized all my decorations! I’ll start decorating a few weeks before each celebration, and make food I find on pinterest.

  362. awesome giveaway… I would like to take time to spend with my family and friends, but a little me time wouldn’t hurt as well…. I think celebration should be a monthly thing!!!

  366. We are going to try to have more outdoor celebrations with crawfish boils, BBQ’s or fish frys!