Man-Child LOVES Root Beer! He is always trying a new kind,
whenever we see a new brand he has to get it! We’ve even bought a Root Beer mini
keg before! For his Birthday a few years ago he decided he wanted a Root Beer
Cake! I was like seriously? Honestly it sounded kind of weird to me and maybe a
little gross? But I figured what the heck and gave it a try. It was
surprisingly good. I thought I would try to improve on it just a little and
make Root Beer Float Cupcakes! Plus it's the first day of Summer and Root Beer Floats kinda scream SUMMER to me! The Original cake I made was a bundt cake with a
Root Beer glaze drizzled over the top, but I thought frosting would work better
on a cupcake and make it more like a Root Beer Float!
Here’s what you’ll need:
CupCakes:
1 yellow or white cake mix
1 (12 oz) can or bottle Root Beer (use the Root Beer you
like best)
½ tsp Root Beer Concentrate/Extract
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Frosting:
1 container Cool Whip
1 sm pkg Vanilla Pudding
¾ cup Milk
½ tsp Vanilla
Cherries & Straws for decoration
Cherries & Straws for decoration
Here’s how you make it:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cupcake liners in the cupcake pan. In a medium
bowl, stir together the cake mix, root beer, oil and eggs until
smooth. Scoop batter into the cupcake pan. Bake for 25-30minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out
clean. Cool cupcakes in pan for a few minutes and then move to a rack to cool
completely. Meanwhile in a small bowl combine the pudding and milk, then stir in the Cool Whip and add the Vanilla. Place the Frosting into a zip top bag and snip off the end and frost each cupcake. Add a Cherry to each cupcake. Cut Straws in half and insert them into the cupcakes, to make it look like a Root Beer Float!
For a Different Variation use the Root Beer Glaze
Root
Beer Glaze:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons root beer
To make the Root Beer Glaze: combine the confectioners sugar
and 3 tablespoons of root beer in a small bowl. Beat until smooth. Poke holes in the cake with a skewer at 2 inch intervals.
Pour Root Beer Glaze evenly over cake.
Either Way you make it it's a fun and different treat! Give it a try and let me know what you think!
ENJOY!
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