Root Beer Cake
"Do yourself a flavorful favor - mix this up and SWOON......
From "Root Beer Book" by Laura Quarantiello"
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
1 cake
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup root beer
- 1 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups miniature marshmallows
-
boiled frosting (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 1⁄3 cup root beer
- 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped pecans
directions
- Mix the flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. In a medium saucepan, slice the chilled margarine by tablespoon-chunks into the cup of root beer. Bring to a boil and add to the flour mixture, stirring well.
- In a large measuring cup, whisk together the milk, soda, vanilla, salt and eggs. Blend well and add to the flour mixture. Fold in the marshmallows. Turn batter into a well-greased or sprayed 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated 325-degree oven for 30 minutes.
- Boiled frosting: While cake is baking, cut 1 stick of margarine into 1/3 cup root beer in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil and add 1 box of powdered sugar and 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans. Mix well and pour over the cake after it's removed from the oven, but while the cake's still hot.
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