Root Beer Float - Tweaked

If you read my first Root Beer Float Cupcake post, you know how I feel about these. And you also know that I rely on others to tell me what they think of them.

Last time around, I was told there wasn't enough root beer flavor. So this time, I used root beer in the batter as well as add extra root beer flavoring.

I made a vanilla icing a bit different this time since I didn't want these to look pretty...I wanted them to look frothy! I also had Twizzlers from my last round of slushie cakes to use on them. I even got to use them BEFORE people snuck in to steal my little straws away!

From my hubby's prospective, this round was much better...especially served cold. Thank goodness!

Slushie Cake Flavor Adds

So far, my most popular post has been my cupcake that started it all just over a year ago: the slushie cake!

I was asked to make some for my goddaughter's GLEE-themed 16th birthday party. Specifically, 4 dozen of them. I asked which flavors to make & was told, "all of them." Well, I started figuring out where to go from there.

OK, so I decided on 6 flavors. My original 4 (cherry, grape, lemon-lime, orange), but thought I'd add berry blue (instead of the very sour blue raspberry-lemonade) and strawberry. And I want to say that the rainbow in the oven was gorgeous!

Once they were out (so glad I can bake them all at once), I decorated them this morning. It's tedious, but it's pretty nice to try to relax frosting, spraying & sugaring each cupcake. Yes, the process is done one-at-a-time, and I did it will all 48 of them.

After I got all the batter separated out into different bowls to add flavor to, I ended up with some extra of each flavored batter, so I got to try out my new toy:
mini cupcake pan. I will have to say that having all of the colors together in the same place looked like Skittles...you could imagine tasting the rainbow!


I also decided to call my little cuties "flavor bites". So much fun!

Well, after the party, I left 11 behind, and more were being consumed as I left. I think they went over very well!