Cherry Root Beer Cupcakes are an easy to make flavor packed treat for your family.

These Cherry Root Beer Cupcakes are a simple spice cupcake with root beer concentrate and maraschino cherries.

cupcake on a plate with text overlay cherry root beer cupcake

These cupcakes were for my son's teacher, so I forced him to help. And by forced I mean I said, "Do you want to make cupcakes?" then quickly got out of the way as he ran to get his apron and toque.

We pulled out the Cake Boss: Recipes from Mia Famiglia cookbook and used the Vanilla Cake recipe as our starting point.

The result is a mouthwatering moist spice cupcake with hints of cherry and vanilla.

His teacher and her family enjoyed them as much as we did.

Root Beer Concentrate

This recipe uses Root Beer Concentrate, NOT ROOT BEER. The concentrate can be used to make Root Beer. But, when added to baking it is like vanilla extract with loads of extra flavors.

I also add some maraschino cherries (complete with the syrup) for a nice pink hue. And I love cherries

The flavor is not overpowering root beer. The vanilla and spices in the concentrate give them a great spice cake taste that we loved.

I found it with the other extracts in the grocery store. If yours doesn't carry it you can ask them to order it or just order online.

Recipe

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Ingredients

CUPCAKES

1 ½ cup cake flour
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon root beer concentrate
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
2 large eggs
½ cup milk
1 jar maraschino cherries (10 ounces)

ICING

2 cups powdered sugar
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon root beer concentrate
milk (for thinning the icing)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Remove 12 cherries from jar for decoration if desired. Chop remaining cherries and set aside.
In a small sauce pan, cook down the cherry syrup to about one half it's starting volume.
In a large bowl of stand mixer, add flour, sugar, vegetable oil, baking powder, root beer concentrate and salt. Using the paddle attachment, mix on low until combined. Scrape down sides of bowl, then beat on medium low for 1 minute.
With the motor running add one egg at a time pausing in between until egg is thoroughly integrated. Scrape down sides of bowl, add chopped cherries then beat on medium low for 1 minute.
Pour half of the reduced cherry syrup into a measuring cup, add enough milk to equal ½ cup. With the motor running on the mixer, slowly add the milk into the batter. Scrape down sides of bowl, then beat on medium low for 1 minute.
Pour batter into the prepared cupcake pan. Bake until done, approximately 20 minutes.
While cupcakes bake, combine powdered sugar, butter, root beer concentrate and remaining reduced cherry syrup. Add milk a tablespoon at a time until it reaches desired consistency. Put in refrigerator until ready to use.
Remove cupcakes from oven and move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
When cool, ice cupcakes and decorate with reserved cherries, sprinkles, etc.

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Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey

Comments

Nancy Laws (@chicmompreneur)

January 24, 2015 at 12:34 pm

These look amazing, as always Audrey! #ibabloggers #pinned

Jamie

January 24, 2015 at 1:16 pm

These sound so yummy!! Pinned it to try one day!

Meg

January 24, 2015 at 1:36 pm

They look so good! Shared 🙂 #ibabloggers

Carolann

January 24, 2015 at 5:05 pm

Those look great! I've been wanting a good cupcake recipe thank you! Pinned!

Michelle

January 25, 2015 at 10:34 am

Definitely pinning to my dessert board! Yum!

Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai

January 25, 2015 at 6:33 pm

Looks like you guys had a great time creating your root beer cupcakes! The flavors sound delicious, and they are decorated really cute too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty 🙂

~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai

Kim @ This Ole Mom

January 25, 2015 at 8:46 pm

Wow! Your cupcakes look delicious. I'll have to try them out. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Pinning.

Christine from SoDomesticallyChallenged

January 27, 2015 at 8:45 am

oh. my. gosh. Those look amazing!

Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum

January 28, 2015 at 8:56 pm

Yum, love cupcakes! Thanks for sharing at On Display Thursday!

Amberjane

January 29, 2015 at 2:29 am

Look amazing but I am not fond of root-beer if I am honest - but I do love cherry. Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.

Kelly @ Mum-bo-Jumbo

January 31, 2015 at 10:35 pm

There are no words except Wow!!!! Thanks for linking up at #mum-bomonday

Jen @ The Halfway Homemaker

February 01, 2015 at 6:20 pm

These look super yummy. Thanks for sharing with Tasty Tuesdays!

Lou Lou Girls

February 02, 2015 at 8:37 am

Hello cute lady! I’m loving it. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for partying with us. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

Kayla

February 03, 2015 at 6:14 pm

This sounds so awesome! Root beer is such an amazing taste and I bet it's wonderful in these cupcakes 🙂

Winnie

March 14, 2015 at 4:09 pm

These look GOOD !!
It's been years since I've had root-beer 🙂 We don't have it here.
I'd looooooove to have one of your cupcakes now 🙂

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