Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Tasty Tuesday


           The last TT for 2010 and I'm gonna cheat a tad since I've got the house all tore up! But, I couldn't let this day go by without posting one of my all time favorite recipes, I shared this last year or the year before, but it's so worth repeating!  Leave it to Joy the Baker to come up a cake like this, super moist and so full of choco♥ness!


Rootbeer Float Cake
2 cups root beer (don’t use diet)
1 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
Preheat even to 325 degrees F.  Spray the inside of a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray, or butter generously and dust with flour, knocking out the excess.
In a small saucepan, heat the root beer, cocoa powder and butter over medium heat until butter is melted.  Add sugars and whisk until dissolved.  Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
In a small bowl whisk the eggs until just beaten.  Then whisk into the cocoa mixture until combined.  Gently fold the flour mixture into the cocoa mixture.  The batter will be slightly lumpy.  You can give it a quick whisk if you like, but don’t over beat the batter or it could cause the cake to be tough.  Don’t worry, the batter is very loose.
Pour the batter into prepared pan and cook for 35-45 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking until a sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely then loosen edges with a butter knife and turn out onto a cake plate.
Chocolate Root Beer Frosting
2 ounces 60% cocoa, melted
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon salt (you may want to use less… maybe just 1/2 teaspoon)
1/4 cup root beer
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2  cups powdered sugar
In the bowl of a stand mixer, or using an electric hand mixer, beat softened butter and cocoa powder.  Once combined add the melted chocolate, salt, powdered sugar and root beer.  Beat together until smooth.  Spread on top of cooled cake.  Slice and serve with  vanilla ice cream.
     So, there you have it, the best of the best in my book and all who sample it! I'm gearing up for a brand new year of Tasty Tuesdays, I haven't missed one and have so enjoyed your replies, I honestly think my gain in followers may just be due to the recipes? LOL  No matter the reason, I'm glad your here, I love sharing things I love and learning new ways from you, so keep the comments coming. Now, back to putting the house back to some sort of normal! 

8 comments:

  1. May your New Year be filled with many Blessings and abundances of Joy for 2011. From my mountain to yours, Until next year
    Hugs and Smiles Gl♥ria

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  2. Yum! Have a blessed New Year!

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  3. Oh my, those look decadent! YUM! I will have to try out that recipe before I begin my New Year's weight loss program. Loved visiting your blog. Wishing you a Happy and Blessed 2011!

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  4. Can I say yummy loud enough for you to hear it there lol I wanna make this cake for friday night :)

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  5. I'm smackin' my lips! This looks yummy! :)

    ~Liz

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  6. Yum, this looks delicious. I've never heard of a cake with root beer in it, but I'll bet it's good :)

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  7. Mmmm rootbeer float cake. And why the heck not? -- Hey I've been meanin to ask you how the vanilla turned out?

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  8. I just printed this one to try out on my co-workers.
    Thanks..I know they will love it...they love chocolate!

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