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root beer float cupcakes!

(7 ratings)
AmmaWendy avatar
Recipe by
Wendy Rusch
@AmmaWendy
Cameron, WI

Threw together a couple recipes from here, I had one I liked, than Colleen had to go and post one a lil different, lol...I liked both, but wanted a little more...so took the good from each and made this! :) Cause that's just how I roll......lol When I was doing child care, these were one of the kids favorite...I fill my cupcakes with a whipped cream filling and they like to stick the straw into the center and try to suck out the filling lol

(7 ratings)
method Bake

Ingredients For root beer float cupcakes!

  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    brown sugar
  • 1 c
    butter, soft
  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 Tbsp
    root beer extract or concentrate
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 3 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 1/2 c
    buttermilk
  • FILLING/TOPPING
  • 2 c
    whipping cream
  • 1/3 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    white chocolate instant pudding
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 stick
    butter, soft
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp
    root beer concentrate
  • 4 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2-4 Tbsp
    milk
  • straws for decor, if desired, cut to about 3

How To Make root beer float cupcakes!

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake pans with liners about 24-28. Cream together butter and sugars for 2 minutes, add in extracts, add eggs one at a time and beat 2 min. In separate bowl sift together, flour, salt, powder and soda. Add 1/2 the dry ingredients to wet ingredients mix well, add buttermilk, mix well, add remaining dry mixing until all is incorporated. Fill liners 2/3 full and bake at 350 for 15-19 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool 10 min. remove cakes from pans to wire racks to cool completely. When cool, using an apple corer or paring knife, remove center of cupcakes.
  • 2
    Frosting: mix together butter and extracts until smooth and creamy, add powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons of milk, mixing until smooth and creamy, adding 1t of milk at a time until you reach desired consistency for frosting. With piping bag, frost outter edge of cupcakes, as shown in photo.
  • 3
    Filling: In a medium-large bowl mix cream and powdered sugar until very soft peaks form, then add pudding mix, and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Fill pipping bag or freezer bag with corner snipped off. Fill center of cupcakes continuing out the top to make a mound of whipped cream on top. Add straw for decoration if desired.
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