Root Beer Cupcakes – Perfectly moist cupcakes with hits of root beer flavor throughout. They taste just like a root beer float!
I have been so late in the game in sharing this post but better late than never right? My dear blogger friend Toni of Make Bake Celebrate came out with a cookbook over the summer that was just so delightful and cute as a button that I had to share it with you.
Her cookbook Cupcakery features some of the most darling cupcake creations that will ease any novice baker right into pro terrain. The recipes couldn’t be more beautiful or easy. P.S. The recipes are made with cake mix so you can cut down on some of the time that scratch baking takes.
I am so glad Toni allowed me to share a recipe from the book this week. These root beer cupcakes were super cute. I could easily see them at a birthday party or even at a tailgating affair this fall.
Whatever you choose to make them for, make sure you make them for those you love. And hurry over to Amazon or Barnes and Noble and pick up a copy of Toni’s book for more delicious and adorable treats to try!
Check out some more of my cupcake recipe below!
- STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM
- LEMON CUPCAKES WITH MOJITO FROSTING
- RED VELVET CUPCAKES
- MOIST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES
Root Beer Cupcakes
Ingredients
Root Beer Cupcakes:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3 large eggs
- 12 ounces root beer room temperature
- 1 tablespoons root beer concentrate
Root Beer Buttercream:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 tablespoons root beer concentrate
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- Brown gel coloring
Vanilla Buttercream:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 12-cup cupcake pans with cupcake liners and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift cake mix and flour and set aside. Beat together eggs, root beer, and root beer concentrate at low speed. Add cake mix and beat until just combined. Once all ingredients are incorporated, scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and turn mixer up to medium and beat once more for 15–20 seconds. Do not overbeat.
- Spoon three tablespoons of batter into each cupcake liner and bake on middle oven rack for 16–18 minutes, baking up to 24 cupcakes side by side at a time. (For best results, bake cupcakes one pan at a time.) Once a toothpick comes out clean, remove from oven and allow cupcakes to rest in pan for 2–4 minutes before removing and transfer- ring to a cooling rack. Prepare pan and repeat this step with any remaining batter.
- While cupcakes are cooling, prepare frostings. To pre- pare root beer buttercream, cream butter at medium speed until soft and smooth. Add shortening and root beer concentrate and beat until combined. Slowly add in powdered sugar, beating slightly between each addition. Add small amounts of brown gel coloring and milk one tablespoon at a time, beating in between additions until desired consistency and color is achieved.Turn mixer up to medium-high and beat for 1–2 minutes.
- For vanilla buttercream, in the bowl of a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl) using the paddle attachment, cream butter at medium speed until soft and smooth. Add shortening and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Slowly add in powdered sugar, beating slightly between each addition. Add milk one tablespoon at a time, beating in between additions until at desired consistency. Turn mixer up to medium-high and beat for 1–2 minutes.
- Once cupcakes have completely cooled, frost cupcakes with the traditional swirl technique (page 24) combined with the two-toned effect (page 26) using a large circle tip.
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These are the cutest cupcakes! I love the addition of root beer.
My son has always loved root beer…these are absolutely going to be happening on his birthday! Genius!
My dad is a simple man. Meat. Potatoes. Sweets. And root beer. He can have sweets and root beer with this awesome recipe! He’s gonna be one happy papa!
These are the cutest dang cupcakes I’ve seen lately! Holy cow, how good does a rootbeer cupcake sound??? I want one!
can the be made as a layered cake?
Hi Cindy, I’m sure it can be but I can’t provide specifics since it isn’t my recipe. I’m sharing it from a friend’s cookbook.
This book sounds fantastic!! Must get my hands on a copy. LOVE the cupcakes!
These are so super cute! I need that cookbook! And I just got an email saying that my copy of your cookbook has finally shipped and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Whoa! These photos are gorgeous! I love that this cookbook uses cake mix! Too much fun! And root beer cupcakes? I’ll take a dozen please!
I love the frosting… so cute! These cupcakes are adorable, the cookbook sounds interesting and fun! I love the colourful cover! 🙂
Super Super fun cookbook!