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Root Beer Float Cupcakes

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Cupcakes that taste exactly like one of your favourite childhood flavours, the root beer float.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CUPCAKES:
  • ½ cups Butter
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1 whole Egg Yolk
  • 2 teaspoons Root Beer Extract (available At U-brew Stores)
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • ½ cups Buttermilk
  • _____
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1 cup Whipping Cream (35% Fat)
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar, Packed
  • 1 teaspoon Root Beer Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 package Dr. Oetker Whip-it (or Other Whipped Cream Stabilizer, 10 Grams)

Preparation

For the cupcakes (makes 12):

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and egg yolk and beat.
2. Stir in extracts. Set aside.
3. In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet in two parts, alternating with buttermilk and completely combining between additions. Pour into a lined 12-count muffin tin.
5. Bake in a 350°F oven for 20-25 minutes. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Frost when completely cooled.

For the frosting:

1. Whip all ingredients on high until stiff peaks form.
2. Frost cupcakes and store in refrigerator.

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Amber W. on 9.12.2010

The whipped cream stabilizer is used because its not a “frosting”. Its really root beer flavored whipped cream. Keeps it from turning into soup when its above fridge temperature.

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guiltykitchen on 9.9.2010

The stabilizer is to keep the whipped cream from melting off of the cupcakes and also from separating. Feel free to not use the stabilizer!

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princessbakesalot on 9.9.2010

This look great! I just tried a root beer cookie recipe from Betty Crocker, and now I’ll have to try these since I already have the root beer extract!

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Chris Wolfgang on 9.9.2010

What is the purpose of the whipped-cream stabilizer? I could swear I’ve made cream icings before … but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a stabilizing element needed. Is it strictly necessary here?

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nicoya on 9.9.2010

drool… oh for the yummiest of yummos~!!~

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jmethegirl on 4.7.2012

I finally decided to make these and was very disappointed with the results. I used cake flour as the previous commenter suggested, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. They did not turn out well at all. They overflowed and then sunk in the center. The flavor of the cake was not “root-beery” enough, but otherwise tasted ok. I haven’t made the frosting yet, but am trying to decide whether to dump these or turn them into a root beer float trifle as this was supposed to be our Easter dessert and I don’t have a backup plan. :/

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Amber W. on 9.12.2010

I used cake flour instead of all purpose flour and these cupcakes were absolutely divine! They were so light, so delicious that they were all eaten up! I will definitely make these a regular part of my desserts!

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