This is what my son wanted for his birthday. How could I say no? His classmates said this is a love/hate kind of thing. But if you love root beer, why not try it!
1/2 cup lard
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
!/2 cup buttermilk ( i made mine using 1/2 cup 2% milk and 2 teaspoons lemon juice, mix and let sit for 10 minutes)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 oz root beer extract
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water
Heat oven to 350
Cream lard and sugar. add eggs and mix well. Add extracts (both) and butter milk and stir well.
Sift together dry ingredients and slowly add to wet. Add the boiling water and mix until well combined.
Line cupcake pan with liners and fill 2/3 full ( i made 20 cupcakes) Bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.
Let cool completely.
Vanilla Marshmallow Frosting
7 ounce jar of marshmallow fluff
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 cups powdered sugar
Put marshmallow, vanilla and milk in a medium – large mixing bowl. Start with 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Add sugar until the frosting holds together pretty well. It should be pretty stiff.
I had to ‘plop’ the frosting on to the cupcakes. It was impossible to spread it nicely. However, the cupcakes resembled a root beer float if you looked down into the mug.
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