Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies

If you like whoopie pies you will LOVE these! So delicious! Here's what you will need for 16 whoopie pies ...

1. 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
2. 1 pkg.  Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
3. 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
4. 1 cup  canned pumpkin
5. 1/3 cup oil
6. 1/3 cup  water
7. 3 eggs
8. 1 pkg. Cream Cheese, softened
9. 1 jar (7 oz.) Fluff Marshmallow Creme
10. 1/3 cup  finely chopped crystallized ginger
11. 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
12. 1 tub  (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed (Cool Whip)
13. 1/2 cup orange and / or brown sprinkles

HEAT oven to 350ºF

1. BEAT first 7 ingredients with mixer until well blended. Scoop into 32 mounds, 3 inches apart, on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray, using about 2 Tbsp. for each.
2. BAKE 12 to 14 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool on baking sheet 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
3. BEAT cream cheese, marshmallow cream, ginger and cinnamon in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Whisk in Whipped Topping. Spread 3 Tbsp. onto flat side of 1 cake; top with second cake, flat-side down. Roll edge in sprinkles. Repeat with remaining cakes. Keep refrigerated. 

-Gigi