Best Root Beer Float Cupcakes Recipes

ROOT BEER FLOAT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Stand ice cream cones in muffin pans. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add whole eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third a time, and 2/3 cup root beer, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
• Divide batter evenly among ice cream cones, filling each with scant 1/4 cup batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cones from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In heavy 3-quart saucepan, mix all frosting ingredients except vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on high speed 1 minute, scraping pan constantly. Place over low heat. Beat on high speed about 10 minutes or until stiff peaks form; remove from heat. Add vanilla. Beat on high speed 2 minutes or until fluffy.
• Frost cupcakes; decorate with root beer candies. Cut about 4 inches off bottom of each straw; discard. Poke 2 straws into each cupcake.

ROOT BEER FLOAT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Combine cake mix, root beer, oil, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups.
• Bake cupcakes until toothpick inserted in centers come out clean, 20-30 minutes. Cool in pan for 3 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan; place on wire racks to cool completely.
• Combine frosting and whipped topping in a small bowl; stir gently to mix. Spread frosting mixture on top of cooled cupcakes.
• Sprinkle crushed candy evenly on top of frosted cupcakes.

POKED ROOT BEER FLOAT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Microwave 3/4 cup root beer in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. Meanwhile, sprinkle gelatine over 1/4 cup of the remaining root beer in medium bowl; let stand 1 min.
• Add hot root beer to softened gelatine; stir until gelatine is completely dissolved. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened.
• Meanwhile, prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes. Cool. While cupcakes are cooling, beat pudding mix, sugar, milk and remaining root beer in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Use end of wooden spoon to poke hole in top of each cupcake, being careful not to poke hole completely through to bottom of cupcake. Spoon gelatine mixture into resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag; use to squeeze gelatine mixture into holes in cupcakes.
• Frost tops of cupcakes with pudding mixture.

ROOT BEER FLOAT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until blended; spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Spoon frosting into medium bowl; stir in extract. Add COOL WHIP; whisk until blended. Spread onto cupcakes; drizzle with dessert topper.

ROOT BEER FLOAT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. For the cupcakes (makes 12) Cream butter and sugar.
• 2. Stir in extracts.
• 3. Add egg and egg yolk and beat. Set aside.
• 4. In seperate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• 5. Add dry ingredients to wet in two parts, alternating with buttermilk and completely combining between additions.
• 6. Pour into a lined 12-count muffin tin.
• 7. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted in middle of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool completely.
• 8. For the frosting - Whip all the ingredients on high until stiff peaks form. Frost cupcakes and store in refrigerator.
• 9. **If you cannot find a whipped cream stabilizer, I used unflavored gelatin. I placed 1 tsp. of unflavored gelatin in 2 TBLSP of cold water (in a heat proof bowl, preferably metal), then placed the gelatin mixture (still in the metal bowl) OVER a pan of boiling water until gelatin dissolved. Then let this come to room temperature. While whipping the cream pour the room temperature gelatin into the whipped cream.

ROOT BEER FLOAT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Stand ice cream cones in muffin pans. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add whole eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third a time, and 2/3 cup root beer, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
• Divide batter evenly among ice cream cones, filling each with scant 1/4 cup batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cones from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In heavy 3-quart saucepan, mix all frosting ingredients except vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on high speed 1 minute, scraping pan constantly. Place over low heat. Beat on high speed about 10 minutes or until stiff peaks form; remove from heat. Add vanilla. Beat on high speed 2 minutes or until fluffy.
• Frost cupcakes; decorate with root beer candies. Cut about 4 inches off bottom of each straw; discard. Poke 2 straws into each cupcake.