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    Home » Our latest posts » Cakes

    Cherry Root Beer Spice Cupcakes Will Liven Your Next Party

    January 22, 2015 Filed Under: Cakes, Desserts

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    These Cherry Root Beer Spice Cupcakes are a simple cupcake base with root beer concentrate and maraschino cherries blended in. 

    These Cherry Root Beer Spice Cupcakes are a simple cupcake base with root beer concentrate and maraschino cherries blended in.

    cherry rootbeer cupcake with heart shaped jelly beans

    I have been looking for an excuse to use some of the Root Beer Concentrate I have in the pantry, and my son's teacher's birthday provided me with an opportunity to experiment with some cupcakes.

    The Root Beer Float Cookies were awesome, but I went with something different and tossed in some maraschino cherries (complete with the syrup) for a nice pink hue for Valentine's Day. Then topped them with sprinkles and some heart shaped cherry jelly beans. Adorable and delicious!

    The flavor is not overpowering root beer. The vanilla and spices in the concentrate gave them a great spice cake taste that we loved. But if you can't find it with the other extracts in your grocery store you can ask them to order it. Or if the thought of root beer flavored cupcakes doesn't thrill you, just use vanilla or almond extract instead.

    Since the cupcakes were for his teacher, I forced J 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. I hope his teacher enjoyed them as much as I did.

    Cherry Root Beer Spice Cupcakes

    Cherry Root Beer Spice Cupcakes - thatrecipe.com
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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 degrees. 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.

    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Nancy Laws (@chicmompreneur)

      January 24, 2015 at 12:34 pm

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

      Reply
    2. Jamie

      January 24, 2015 at 1:16 pm

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

      Reply
    3. Meg

      January 24, 2015 at 1:36 pm

      They look so good! Shared 🙂 #ibabloggers

      Reply
    4. Carolann

      January 24, 2015 at 5:05 pm

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

      Reply
    5. Michelle

      January 25, 2015 at 10:34 am

      Definitely pinning to my dessert board! Yum!

      Reply
    6. 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

      Reply
    7. 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.

      Reply
    8. Christine from SoDomesticallyChallenged

      January 27, 2015 at 8:45 am

      oh. my. gosh. Those look amazing!

      Reply
    9. Leia @ Eat It & Say Yum

      January 28, 2015 at 8:56 pm

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

      Reply
    10. 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.

      Reply
    11. Kelly @ Mum-bo-Jumbo

      January 31, 2015 at 10:35 pm

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

      Reply
    12. Jen @ The Halfway Homemaker

      February 01, 2015 at 6:20 pm

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

      Reply
    13. 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

      Reply
    14. 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 🙂

      Reply
    15. 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 🙂

      Reply

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