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Linda Martin's Root Beer Cake




Source of Recipe


Buddy Cookbook


List of Ingredients




1-1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
1 cup regular root beer
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch springform pan. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. In small saucepan, bring root beer to a boil. Boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes, or until reduced to 1/2 cup. Cool to lukewarm. Beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl on high speed for 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stop mixing and add root beer and vanilla. Mix just to combine. Fold in dry ingredients with rubber spatula. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Poke holes over top of cake. Frost with Root Beer Frosting (recipe follows). Serves 8.

Root Beer Frosting

6 tablespoons regular root beer, divided
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Pour 3 tablespoons root beer over cake. Remove sides of pan. Cool completely. Mix 3 tablespoons root beer, confectioners' sugar, butter and vanilla for a thin frosting. Spread over cake, letting drip down sides.


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