Root Beer Cake Recipe (Soda Cake)
This root beer cake recipe gives a moist and soft texture with soda flavor. The ingredients are few; It is easily prepared by mixing it and putting it in the oven. In the how-to steps, we will focus on baking the dough without over-beating.
Ingredients
1. For the cake
2. 2 cups root beer, at room temperature
Step-by-Step Method
Prepare the oven and mold
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and flour a 24–26 cm cake mold or use baking paper.
Mix the dry ingredients
Mix the flour, vanilla pudding powder and salt in a bowl with a wire whisk until homogeneous.
Create the liquid mixture
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar briefly. Add oil and vanilla and mix.
Combine the dough
Add the dry mixture in two batches. Slowly pour in the root beer and mix with a spatula or mixer on low speed until just combined; Don't over beat.
Bake
Transfer the dough to the mold. Bake for 35 minutes; Insert the toothpick into the middle, if it comes out clean, it's ready. If the top browns quickly, you can cover it with foil for the last 10 minutes.
Rest and serve
Let the cake rest in the mold for 10 minutes, then take it out and cool it completely. Slice it and serve it plain, or you can sprinkle it lightly with powdered sugar.