Popular Culture
- November 5, 2010: In the second episode of The Stephen K. Amos Show, British comedian Stephen K. Amos portrayed an eccentric television interviewer whose guest Natalie Allen (a real-life baker) explained at length how she was inspired to create whoopie pies at her North London bakery Sweet Things. She said of the confection, "It's a cake/cookie. It's like a cookie sandwich, but it's soft cookie."
- July 10, 2011: In episode 61 of Series 3 of MasterChef Australia Dani Venn made Whoopie Pies as part of the New York Week Challenge but was unable to present them because she burnt the edges of the bases.
- February 14, 2012: On episode 556 of the Totally Rad Show the hosts made Whoopie Pies as a romantic gesture for Valentine's Day.
- A tradition at the Penny Arcade Expo East is to give the hosts Whoopie Pies during the Q&A.
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