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May 15, 2012

Great Expectations {Recipe: Root Beer Float Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream}

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The other day I received a big package of goodies from my friends at Zatarain’s. At the very top of the box was a bottle of their Root Beer Extract, including a recipe for making homemade root beer.

The box couldn’t have come at a better time as I was in the middle of making my “things we want to do this summer to make the summer fun” list for the kids. You know that list, with all the great expectations on it, that no matter how hard you try to achieve everything on it you fail? Then, at the end of the summer you look back at the list of things you didn’t get done then feel like a failure of a mom for not making summer the absolute best it can be? Yeah, that’s the list. And yes, I know how it turns out each and every year, but every summer I still make the darn list in hopes of a better turn out “this time around”.

Anyway, I immediately added “make homemade root beer” to our summer bucket list. That should be an easy one to cross off, right? There’s nothing incredibly grand involved… just some Zatarain’s root beer extract and a few simple instructions and voila…. root beer! I’ll let you know as soon as we’ve checked this one off. I may make it be first on the list, just so we can start off summer with a bang!

So, since it isn’t quite summer break yet (1 more week!) I have to wait to make homemade root beer, but I still wanted to do something with the root beer extract now. I decided to give Root Beer Float Cupcakes a try!

I knew I wanted an extra creamy frosting for the cupcakes because everyone knows the very best part of a root beer float is the melted ice cream / root beer mixture at the very end of the glass. I then went on a search for a Swiss Meringue Buttercream recipe. Swiss Meringue is a delicious, silky, creamy frosting made with an egg white and granulated sugar base and lots and lots of butter! It’s a little bit of extra work, but oh my… so very worth it in the end. I combined the recipe over at Martha Stewart’s website (replacing vanilla extract with root beer extract) with the awesome instructions from my friend Rosie over at the Sweetapolita blog. Thanks to them, I had incredible success with my Swiss Meringue Buttercream.

These Root Beer Float Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream are the bomb, if I do say so myself. Any root beer float fan will be as big of a fan of cupcakes made to their liking.

Do you have a summer bucket list? If so, add these cupcakes to your list… in the number one spot. Even if you fail at everything else this summer, you’ll have started your summer off on the right foot! Enjoy!

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Root Beer Float Cupcakes with Root Beer Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Root Beer Float lovers will rejoice when they discover you have turned their favorite drink into a cupcake!
Servings 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Zatarain's root beer extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups whole or 2% milk
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Line cupcake tin with 24 cupcake liners.
  • Place flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Whisk together until incorporated.
  • In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar then brown sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating on medium speed until combined. Scrape sides of bowl; beat on medium speed about 2 minutes more or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in aplesauce and beat until incorporated. Beat in root beer extract and vanilla.
  • Slowly, alternate adding the flour mixture and milk to the electric mixer. Beat on low until just combined.
  • Bake cupcakes for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clear.
  • Place on a cooling rack. Frost with Swiss Meringue Buttercream once cooled.

Notes

Swiss Meringue Buttercream can be made by following the links to Martha Stewart and Sweetapolita's blog. Replace the 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in the Martha Stewart recipe with 1 1/2 teaspoon root beer extract and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.

These other friends have tempting (and all unique) Root Beer Cupcake recipes too!

  • Root Beer Float Cupcakes from How Sweet Eats
  • Root Beer Float Cupcakes from Smitten Kitchen
  • Root Beer Float Cupcakes from Coconut & Lime

Disclosure: I am a 2012 brand ambassador for Zatarain’s. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Filed Under: Cake, Dessert, Previous Tagged With: Cupcakes, Dessert, food, recipe, root beer, swiss meringue, zatarain's

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  1. Sandy @ RE says

    May 15, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    I love root beer anything! Yummy, girl!

  2. Di says

    May 15, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    Swiss meringue buttercream is so awesome. And it’s fun to make it into different flavors. I always make a big batch even if I don’t need all of it; I’ve found that it freezes well (I thaw it in the fridge, then pull it out to let it warm up for a bit & rebeat it if necessary before using).

  3. Simone says

    May 15, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    Its not even 6 am here and I’m on my first coffee but now you managed to make me crave one of those. Looks delicious and well I’m sure even my guy would love these..;)

  4. maillot football says

    May 16, 2012 at 1:39 am

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  5. maillot de foot 2012 says

    May 16, 2012 at 1:46 am

    Hey there! Weet u of ze geen plugins om te beschermen tegen hackers? Ik ben een beetje paranoïde over het verliezen van alles wat ik hard heb gewerkt. Alle tips? Hey there! Weet u of ze geen plugins om te beschermen tegen hackers? Ik ben een beetje paranoïde over het verliezen van alles wat ik hard heb gewerkt. Alle tips?

  6. Kathryn says

    May 16, 2012 at 3:59 am

    I don’t think I even know what root beer tastes like, I’m so intrigued now!

  7. Aimee @ ShugarySweets says

    May 16, 2012 at 5:36 am

    I love Root Beer extract. I had no idea Zatarain’s had their own version! I’ve been baking with mine for a year now, and making homemade root beer has been on the list of to-do’s, but just haven’t done it yet! Maybe this summer?

  8. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    May 16, 2012 at 5:49 am

    You know… I’m not a huge Root Beer person, but I am always willing to have my mind changed about it and I think buttercream frosting coud do that.

  9. Jessica @ How Sweet says

    May 16, 2012 at 6:02 am

    Root beer SO screams summer. I love it!

  10. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    May 16, 2012 at 6:26 am

    Oh wow, that sounds out of this world!

  11. Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says

    May 16, 2012 at 6:49 am

    I’ve definitely got to look for that Root Beer Extract! It sounds perfect for this summer.

  12. Natalie @ Cooking for My Kids says

    May 16, 2012 at 7:39 am

    I love making the Summer Fun list. We are making ours this weekend. And, no, everything does not get crossed off of it, but that is okay. Lists are great, but living in the moment is good, too. I know that your littles enjoy summer break with you every bit as much as mine do with me…regardless of how many things we cross off the list. 🙂

  13. marla says

    May 16, 2012 at 7:41 am

    Such a fun way to use that extract, these cupcakes sound amazing!

  14. patsy says

    May 16, 2012 at 8:15 am

    I don’t have a summer bucket list, but have thought about doing it each year… only to just skip it and see where life takes us! 😉

    I’m loving those cupcakes… and my oldest adores root beer, so these cupcakes would make him a very happy boy!

  15. Cassie says

    May 16, 2012 at 8:20 am

    Root beer extract? I had no idea such a thing existed. These sound so delicious and I love the swiss meringue buttercream. Definitely a summer cupcake!

  16. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    May 16, 2012 at 8:51 am

    I’m curious whats on your bucket list! This will be our first summer post school year so it’ll be exciting and awful at the same time I’m sure ha! I seriously love root beer floats so I need to find that extract!

  17. Lauren from Lauren's Latest says

    May 16, 2012 at 9:02 am

    These sound amazing!! Mmmm….

  18. Gina says

    May 16, 2012 at 9:09 am

    I’m sooooooo dying for a cupcake right now- these look great. Thanks for the inspiration Kristen, I will definitely be trying these.

  19. Maria says

    May 16, 2012 at 10:11 am

    What a fun cupcake flavor!

  20. Sandra says

    May 16, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Have we forgotten about the whole taste-tester/2nd shooter option? 😉

  21. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    May 16, 2012 at 10:59 am

    These look wonderful, Kristen! Wow, and the photography is just stunning, too!

  22. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says

    May 16, 2012 at 11:33 am

    These cupcakes look incredible, Kristen! What a fun flavor!

  23. *Just Fran* says

    May 16, 2012 at 11:51 am

    My husband would love these cupcakes. Thanks for sharing.

  24. Alison Moore Smith says

    May 16, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    My 11-ear-old son was in the hospital most of April, unable to eat and with an NG tube up his nose. All his food came into a PICC line. He was miserable and DREAMING of food.

    He even made up a “food I want to eat when I get out of the hospital” list. One of those things was a root beer float. Unfortunately, when he came finally came home, he wasn’t allowed to drink soda. That was finally cleared yesterday, but this cupcake would have been the perfect solution. Yum.

    It may still end up on his birthday party list. 🙂

  25. Steph @ Lick My Spoon says

    May 16, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    yum yum!!! love how fluffy the meringue buttercream looks!

  26. Lenore says

    May 16, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    I don’t even LIKE root beer all that much and I want to make these! I’ve always wanted to try making swiss meringue buttercream but haven’t done it because I’ve been too nervous to fail; I think it is time to suck it up and give it a try.

    Also, I had no idea Zatarain’s made root beer extract!

  27. ATasteOfMadness says

    May 16, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    I’ve never even heard of root beer extract!! I will be on the lookout for it!

  28. Lisa :) says

    May 16, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    Mmmm, root beer, it’s been a long time since I last had one…. And who knew one could get root beer extract?!
    I can’t believe it’s time for a summer list already; where has time gone? Wishing you and your family the best of luck in accomplishing all your summer-fun ideas!

  29. kami @ NoBiggie says

    May 17, 2012 at 12:10 am

    I love root beer anything too! Yum!

  30. TidyMom says

    May 17, 2012 at 6:47 am

    oh I wish I had that Zataran’s extract when I made Rootbeer cupcakes a year or so ago – and they didn’t turn out to well because I didn’t use extract, i used flavoring which is a big difference (I found out)

    These look fantastic Kristen!

  31. Jen at The Three Little Piglets says

    May 17, 2012 at 7:38 am

    I want to go camping at least once and I want to go climb a mountain… I haven’t gone on a serious hike in like 10 years, and I love doing it. I feel like it’s time to start doing the things I really love to do again, even if I have to do them by myself! LOVE these cupcakes!

  32. Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says

    May 17, 2012 at 9:59 am

    These remind me of my favorite little cupcake bakery in Boston–Sweet–and the rootbeer float cupcakes they had 🙂 and your pictures are FANTASTIC too!

  33. Mrs. L says

    May 17, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    I have a summer to do list but it doesn’t have much on it. It does however, have a list of about ten movies we want to see in the theaters as opposed to renting. We usually make an evening of it…might have to have these cupcakes to start stuff off.

  34. Beverly says

    May 17, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    that looks delicious, I love root beer 🙂

  35. Cupcake Daily says

    August 26, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Delicious, Delicious, DELICIOUS!! Root Beer AND Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Great flavor combo! xx

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G is for...oh so grateful!

I flew to South Texas yesterday to visit my parents whom I haven’t seen in 2 years. They live around 17 hours away from us. We typical get to see each other a few times a year but with the pandemic and other health issues it just wasn’t able to happen and I’ve missed them soooo much.

Grateful to have had COVID last month. Although it was not at all fun, it gave me the antibodies to make this trip possible. My dad is having surgery tomorrow so I’m helping with my mom so my dad can recover without having to worry about her.

Kansas is enjoying frigid temperatures and snow. I picked a great week to head south.
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F is for...food photography.
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This time of year especially, food photography (and I guess all photography actually) is a tug of war with time and light. I had planned on making and photographing a delicious pasta recipe, but my grocery delivery ran a couple of hours late because of snowstorm. So, at the eleventh hour I decided to make a cake...that took over an hour to bake and I had about 90 minutes of natural light left...leaving me with about 30 minutes of ok light to work with.
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Anyway, this wouldn't work for a client shoot because the cake, although delicious, didn't turn out looking so great. But it will work great for today's F photo for the @kimklassen_innercircle A-Z photo project:) Lemon Citrus Yogurt Cake from this weeks @cabotcheese newsletter. So good!
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