Recipes: Root beer cake with cream cheese frosting

ROOT BEER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Serves 16.

For cake:

• 2 c. flour

• 1 tbsp. baking powder

• 1 tsp. salt

•¹/₂c. (1 stick) butter

• 1 c. sugar

•¹/₂tsp. vanilla

•²/₃c. root beer (not diet)

For frosting:

• 2¹/₂to 3 c. powdered sugar

• 1 (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking pan.

Mix the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.

Blend butter and eggs. Add sugar and vanilla. Fold in flour mixture with root beer. Do not overbeat. Pour into prepared pan.

To make frosting: Mix ingredients until smooth. If too thick, add more root beer. If too thin, add more powdered sugar until you get a consistency that is easy to spread.

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories263Fat8 gSodium305 mg

Carbohydrates45 gSaturated fat5 gCalcium63 mg

Protein3 gCholesterol48 mgDietary fiber0 g

ROOT BEER COOKIES

Makes about 36.

Adapted from recipetips.com

For cookies:

• 4 c. flour

•¹/₄tsp. salt

• 1 c. granulated sugar

• 1 c. packed brown sugar

• 1 c. (2 sticks) butter

•¹/₂c. milk

• 2 tsp. root beer extract

• 1 tsp. vanilla

For icing:

• 1¹/₂c. powdered sugar

• 1 tbsp. milk or half-and-half

• 1 tsp. root beer extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, milk, eggs, root beer extract and vanilla until well blended. Beat in flour mixture.

To make icing: Combine powdered sugar, milk (or half-and-half), butter and root beer extract until smooth. If too thin, add additional powdered sugar. If too thick, add more milk (or half-and-half) until you get a consistency that is easy to spread.

Nutrition information per cookie:

Calories169Fat6 gSodium97 mg

Carbohydrates27 gSaturated fat4 gCalcium15 mg

Protein2 gCholesterol26 mgDietary fiber0 g