Rootbeer Cupcakes With A Butter Cream Glaze
From maywest 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 24
This version of rootbeer float cupcakes is very yummy you can controll the taste by adding more or less extract and you can use rootbeer extract if you can find it its better.
Ingredients
- 1 cup root beer schnapps shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned style root beer (like A&W or Dads) shopping list
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract or root beer if you can find. shopping list
- 2 cups dark brown sugar shopping list
- 1 cup butter shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 3 cups all purpose flour shopping list
- 1 Tbs. baking powder shopping list
- 2 tsp. baking soda shopping list
- 1 tsp. salt shopping list
- root beer glaze shopping list
- 4 cups confectioners sugar shopping list
- 1/3 cup root beer shopping list
- 3 Tbs. root beer schnapps* shopping list
- 3 Tbs. vegetable oil shopping list
- *for a more kid friendly version, replace schnapps with more root beer shopping list
- You will also need some extra root beer schnapps (1 Tbs. per cupcake) shopping list
- Or for the kiddies use root beer (again 1 Tbs. per cupcake) shopping list
- You will also need some basic vanilla buttercream ( there are many recipes online to try ) shopping list
- or buy betty crocker frosting it works well to. shopping list
How to make it
- . PLEASE READ BEFORE BAKING:
- 1. USE LINERS! Yes I know that I don't have them in the photo... but I haven't had a chance to take a new photo. Use foil liners. And no, do not take the liners off.
- 2. If you can find root beer extract, more power to you, you can replace the vanilla extract with it. .
- 3. The glaze. A) Pour on the glaze while the cupcakes are still slightly warm like I say, it will soak in a bit, and some of the moisture will be taken out of the glaze and into the cupcake... once you let it set up a bit it shouldn't be to sticky. ... I did not add shnapps to the buttercream as thats the "vanilla float" part. .you can also use whipped cream this is yummy to
- 4. . I say to fill the liners to the top with the batter, that works for my oven, they puff perfectly. But, I forgot my Alton Brown, and every oven is different... so filling to the top may not work for you... so if you are worried... don't do it, but you will end up with a few more cupcakes.
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- 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- 2. In a bowl, mix together root beer schnapps, root beer, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- 3. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- 4. Add eggs, mix until smooth
- 5. Sift in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- 6. Mix with hand mixer on low, while slowly pouring in root beer mixture.
- 7. Mix until smooth and lump free.
- 8. Pour into lined cupcake pan. (Use foil cupcake liners to avoid "leakage" later.) Fill nearly to the top, you may think its over-filled, but it puffs up perfectly this way. Don't be tempted to use more than 24 cupcake cups... trust me.
- 9. Bake for 15- 20 minutes, until golden brown and cake springs back when touched.
- 10. While cupcakes are baking, prepare your butter cream and root beer glaze. For glaze, put all ingredients into a bowl and mix with a wisk until smooth and lump free.
- 11. To assemble, start by letting cupcakes cool, still in the pan.
- 12. While still slightly warm, pour 1 Tbs. of root beer schnapps over each cupcake. Pour on slowly to allow schnapps ( or regular root beer for the kiddies) to soak in.
- 13. Once the schnapps has soaked in and let sit for a few minutes, pour a couple tablespoons of glaze over each cupcake.
- 14. When the glaze sets up a bit and isn't too runny, put a "scoop" of buttercream atop each. For an added touch, you can even place a root beer barrel candy on each one.
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Rootbeer is one of my favorite childhood things. Great idea for cupcakes.
joe1155
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I trust you! I trust you! These sound when I was a kid and couldn't get enough root beer barrels! Thanks for this great post, mae and you get my five.
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This sounds and looks amazing. Very interesting. You have my 5.
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