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Ingredients
- Root Beer Whoopie Pies - Adapted from Joni Geurts, Adopted Younger Sister of Yours Truly
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon root beer extract or concentrate
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Root Beer Frosting:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or concentrate
- Root Beer Marshmallow Filling:
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 3/4 cup cold water, divided
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup light-colored corn syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Root Beer extract or concentrate
- If Making Whoopie Pies, prepare the filling: Sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water in a
- large, deep bowl; set aside. Combine remaining 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup
- sugar, syrup and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high
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