Whoopie!

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon a blog that extolled the virtues of Maine whoopie pies. I don't even remember which blog it was, but I sent the link to the von Schokolats because this company offered lots of different flavors, including a chocolate-covered one and it looked YUM. (For those not familiar, a whoopie pie is traditionally two round layers of chocolate cake filled with vanilla cream. It's a Maine specialty, but apparently Oprah got a hold of one or two so now they're a "thing.")

The von Schokolats didn't waste any time and they hopped on the highway to procure some of these mystical beasts.

Without further ado, here's their review:

In short, a person from away might think these are "GREAT." But we polled true Mainers, and no one we talked to gave them a thumbs-up over a traditional homemade chocolate one with lard-filled white icing. Their downfall was that the cake was too spongy and tasted like preservatives. The company has a store in shopping hell-- Freeport, Maine. It was not easy to find unless you are looking for it. It is not on the main drag, but it is down a side road. I would not have found it if we were not looking for it. Save some time. Avoid Freeport and go to most of the gas stations in Maine. They can be found next to the lottery tickets, cigarettes and cash register.

Strawberry Whoopie - Tasted just like a Little Debbie "Jelly Log". Gretl's favorite. No chocolate

Orange Cream - Tasted just like an orange creamsicle.

Red Velvet - YUCK!!! Very Dry. The Baron could not even swallow his test sample. Spit it out. (Editor's note: I'm not sure I believe this.)

Vanilla Bean - Vanilla cookie with icing. Blah.

Banana - Tasted like a banana bread/muffin with cream filling. Does not taste like a Whoopie pie. Because of the new taste it was good.

Raspberry - Kinda like a Bismark (Maine dessert). Tasted like Vanilla Bean whoopie pie, but the more you chewed it the stronger the raspberry got.

Chocolate-covered Whoopie Pie - Liesel liked this one. Too much chocolate. It looked like an Oreo covered in chocolate. My opinion, give me an Oreo and some milk. The best one was the 72-ounce, larger than birthday cake size, traditional chocolate with vanilla icing. 17 Maine kids agreed and devoured it in one sitting.