If a regular
root beer float is a little too tame for you, then I suggest you spice things up a bit with the grown-up version. Sure you could
spike your root beer with bourbon, but why not take it to the next level? Why not indulge in a properly mixed drink that tastes just like a root beer float?
This weekend I was checking out the
recipes on TeamSugar and noticed that lately, you all have a been a bit
cupcake crazy. There's been a bunch of innovative cupcake recipes like: sarahkushner's
Red Wine & Chocolate Cupcakes, minko's
Pear & Blue Cheese Cupcakes and
Lychee Lemon Coconut Cupcakes, as well classics like laurafox's
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese. However since today is
National Root Beer Float Day, I thought I'd share TeamSugar member
sarahkushner's recipe for Root Beer Float Cupcakes.
With smooth vanilla ice cream, coppery root beer, and frothy foam, a
root beer float is an all-American classic. Root beer was manufactured, bottled, and sold starting in 1880, and legend has it that thirteen years later, the root beer float, which is sometimes referred to as a black cow, was first invented. After glancing out the window late one night, Frank Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, was inspired to float a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of his glass of root beer.
If you're lucky enough to have a
Sonic Drive-In in your neighborhood, then be sure to stop by tomorrow, Thursday, June 7 between 8pm and midnight for a free root beer float (thanks for the tip
GirlC). For those of you that can't make it to a Sonic, grab some simple ingredients and treat yourself at home! I found a great recipe for a root beer float with a kick, to check it out just read more
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When I lived in Spain for two years, one of the things I missed most was root beer. This is quite odd because I'm not a huge root beer drinker, although I have been known to have one every few months with a hot dog or in the form of a root beer float. Anyways, when my dad became friends with a young American who worked on a US army base in Spain, he offered to buy me some root beer from the base so I could enjoy a taste of home.
