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Old Fashioned Root Beer Float Cake Recipe

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Old Fashioned Root Beer Float Cake
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
1632
Calories
Total time
100
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 1/2 tsp water
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 7 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups butter
  • 3 to 5 tbsp heavy cream
  • equipment: 12 elbow straws and colored streamers

Directions:

  1. Make the Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter; then add the sugar and continue mixing until light and fluffy.
  3. Meanwhile, sift together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the water and eggs to the butter mixture until blended. Mix in the root beer extract and vanilla. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to form a smooth batter.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake until just set, about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, and then invert onto cooling racks to cool completely before frosting.
  6. Make the Frosting: In a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the confectioners' sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended; then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes. Add the cream and vanilla and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed to reach spreading consistency.
  7. To decorate the cake: Place 1 cooled cake layer on a cake stand, frost the top surface, and chill for 15 minutes (or freeze 5 minutes). Place the second cake layer on top, inverting it to create a flat top, and push down on it slightly. Frost the sides and top with a thin layer of frosting to hold in any crumbs (called a crumb layer), and chill 30 minutes or freeze 15 minutes.
  8. Apply a second layer of frosting to finish off the cake, swirling the frosting a bit. Place 12 elbow straws in the cake around the top, and place colored streamers around the edge of the cake flowing down to the base.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1631.72 Kcal (6832 kJ)
Calories from fat 623.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 69.3g 107%
Cholesterol 247.05mg 82%
Sodium 171.96mg 7%
Potassium 364.62mg 8%
Total Carbs 252.41g 84%
Sugars 215.34g 861%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 3%
Protein 7.26g 15%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 26%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 167.8mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 411.47 Kcal (1723 kJ)
Calories from fat 157.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.48g 107%
Cholesterol 62.3mg 82%
Sodium 43.36mg 7%
Potassium 91.95mg 8%
Total Carbs 63.65g 84%
Sugars 54.3g 861%
Dietary Fiber 0.22g 3%
Protein 1.83g 15%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 26%
Iron 0.9mg 19%
Calcium 42.3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 38.2
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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