Root Beer Float Cupcakes

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

I found this recipe on the web.  It seemed like a fun thing to have for Labor Day so I made them.  I ended up making them twice because my friend, Katy, saw the pictures on facebook and wanted me to make some for her too!

Ingredients:
1 pkg. Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Root Beer Extract
1 can Root Beer
 Pirouette cookies (buy them from the dollar store if you can)
Vanilla Frosting (storebought or your favorite recipe)
Red Fruit Snacks

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.

Place glass dessert cups/small jars on a baking sheet and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Fill 1/2 full with cake batter and bake at 325 degrees for 18-22 minutes until done. Remove from oven and let cool completely.

Cut pirouette cookies in half. These will be your “straws”.

Put vanilla frosting in ziploc bag and cut the corner of the bag  Pipe icing onto each cupcake making a large swirl shape, top with a red candy and your straw. Serve or refrigerate until needed.

These are the ones I made for Katy and her friends.

By the way, these cupcakes are super rich!  You will definitely need a glass of milk to go with them!