Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2005

Will definately make again. Brought this to a work food day, everyone was impressed with the cake and the idea of something so different. No leftovers....I did do what others had suggested by putting some of the glaze back into the pan before putting the cake back in it. thanks for the great recipe!

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AMY EWING

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Living In: Renton, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2005

For not being a root beer lover, i must say that i really enjoyed this cake. It was very moist and just the perfect root beer flavoring. It was a big hit with everyone that tried it.

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BEINTEM

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2005

My husband and I are diabetics who are always searching for desserts that are lower in sugars, but that taste good and this one is definately a keeper! I subsituted the regular rootbeer with a good name brand diet one and used a sugar subsitute in the glaze part. This lowered the sugar and didn't hurt the taste in any way. This has been one of the best recipes we've tried! Thanks to Karin for passing it along.

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LOOSELIP

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2004

I made this for my daughter's birthday and it was a nice change. I was a little leary of making it based on reviews but I used some of the reviewers suggestions and took a chance. I added rootbeer flavoring to the mix, I doubled the glaze and when the cake was finished I took it out of the pan poured 1/2 of the glaze in the pan put the cake back in poked holes in the cake and poured the rest of the glaze on the cake using these suggestions I thought it was pretty good!

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busy mammo mama

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Living In: West Haven, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2004

Comes out wonderfully

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2004

I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong. It had a nice flavorful aftertaste but the cake bombed. I used name-brand root beer, and it foamed up ALOT when added to mix. I think it never recovered. The cake never rose much, and was gummy inside - good flavor, but couldn't get past the texture. My dog liked it. I like the idea, can someone tell me what I did wrong?

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REDDIEMOM

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Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2004

Good, but I agree with other reviewers - not very root beery. It definately needs root beer extract. I took this to an office lunch pitch-in with vanilla frosting on top in place of vanilla ice cream and they ate every piece of it. Super moist. Concept is great, but root beer flavor is lacking in my opinion.

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FREDRICA2

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2003

It was good but wasn't as "rootbeery" as I'd hoped.

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Phoebe

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2003

This was pretty good, although it didn't have too much root beer taste. I still like the taste, and it didn't need the ice cream I bought to accompany it. I made twice the glaze like other reviewers suggested and let it refrigerate overnight so it was well chilled before I ate it. Very moist!

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2003

The Root Beer Float Cake is such a hit! I have found that the men that "can take it or leave it" (cake) LOVE this one. I added about 2 tsp. of Root Beer Flavoring to the mix and it came out soooo good. With the added ice cream, WHAT CAN I SAY!

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2003

I made this for a 4th of July BBQ and thank God it was just family because after I cooled the cake on a rack it got stuck there and completely fell apart when I tried to pick it up. But I just put it on a plate and covered it with glaze anyway. Yum yum yum. The flavor was still there although presentation was sorely lacking. Thanks to other reviewers advice I also doubled the glaze. The rootbeer adds a nice touch. Since it tasted so good and everyone liked it, I will make it again, just hopefully next time it will stay in one piece!

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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2003

I am not quite sure why I think this has nice smooth rootbeer flavor and everyone else thinks not. I did make more glaze. While in the pan I poured the first batch of glaze and then I made double the glaze but added more powdered sugar to make more of a frosting and while the frosting was still soft sprinkled crushed rootbeer lifesavers. Not bad way to fix up a box cake.

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CLOVERDALE1

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Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2003

A major league disappointment. Used "name brand" root beer ... but it didn't help. As soon as I write this review, I'll delete this recipe.

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JUDI LEAMING

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2003

This is really yummy, esp. with vanilla ice cream. I made double glaze as was suggested in other reviews. One thing I need to point out...you really do need to poke holes all over the cake or the glaze just doesnt get into the cake. I also take the cake out of the pan, pour some of the glaze in the pan, put the cake back, then I poke the bottom and pour the rest of the glaze on. I noticed a lot o reviews said it wasnt rootbeer"y" enough, so I added a tsp rootbeer flavoring to the cake batter and to the glaze. Yummmmmmm.

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2003

Super moist. I also doubled the glaze. Even with doubling the glaze it still only had a hint of root beer flavor. My kind of dessert, easy and delicious.

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Reviewed: May 29, 2003

Ohhhh- this cake was awesome!! We loved this cake! I took the advice of some others to have more of a rootbeer flavor and doubled the glaze. The rootbeer flavor was still pretty mild but delicious non-the-less! Also, instead of poking holes, I removed the cake from the bundt pan, poured the glaze inside and replaced the cake into the cake pan. This allowed the cake to soak up the glaze. Let it sit for a few minutes and flip back out and viola! A pretty cake that also is very tasty. The vanilla ice cream is a great touch. This recipe is soooo easy- my daughter almost made it by herself (she's sooo proud). Thanks for the unique but great recipe Karin!

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2003

Super easy to make and very moist. I noticed others didn't feel the cake was very "root beery" so I doubled the glaze recipe. The result was a puddle of delicious root beer glaze around the base of the cake. The glaze had a definite root beer flavor that really enhanced the cake. I'll make this one again. Thanks Karin!

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