Root Beer Float Cupcakes

1 white cake mix

1 cup of you favorite root beer

1 recipe vanilla Buttercream

1 tsp. root beer flavoring

--Mix together root beer and cake mix.  Pour into paper liners and fill ¾ full.

Bake at 350 degree for 15-18 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.  Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

In a separate bowl, mix buttercream frosting and root beer flavoring.  Frost cooled cupcakes.

Rootbeer Buttercream

8 Tbsp. (1 stick) butter, room temperature

3 ¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted

3-4 Tbsp. milk or cream

1 tsp. vanilla flavoring

Place butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds.  Stop the mixer before adding sugar to avoid a large mess.

Add sugar, 3 tbsp. milk or cream, and root beer flavoring. 

Beat frosting, starting on slow and increasing your speed until frosting is nice and creamy.  Add up to 1 more Tbsp. of milk or cream if frosting is too thick.