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Root Beer Cake I

Root beer is a sweet north american beverage traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree sassafras albidum or the vine of smilax ornata (sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor.

Recipe Summary Root Beer Cake I

A friend sent me this recipe from an old clipping he found in his collection of recipes.

Ingredients | Sugar Free Root Beer Popsicles

½ cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

¾ teaspoon root beer extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

⅔ cup root beer

½ cup butter, softened

1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon root beer extract

1 pinch salt

3 tablespoons root beer

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 8x12 inch baking pan.

In medium bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar until light. Beat in the eggs and root beer extract.

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture. Beat in the root beer and mix until just combined.

Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake at 375 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool then frost with frosting.

TO MAKE FROSTING: In a medium bowl beat the 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioner's, 1 teaspoon root beer extract and pinch salt. Beat in 1 to 3 tablespoons root beer soda to reach desired consistency. Spread onto cooled cake.

Info | Sugar Free Root Beer Popsicles

Servings: 15 Yield: 1 - 8x12 inch cake

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