{"id":40861,"date":"2026-07-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40861"},"modified":"2026-11-01T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T00:22:17","slug":"root-beer-float-cake-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40861","title":{"rendered":"Root Beer Float Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-41260\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Root-Beer-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"Root Beer Float Cake\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Root-Beer-Cake.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Root-Beer-Cake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Root-Beer-Cake-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Root-Beer-Cake-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Root Beer Float Cake<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 box white cake mix with pudding<\/p>\n<p>3 egg whites<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 C. vegetable oil<\/p>\n<p>1 (12 oz.) can (1 1\/2 C.) root beer<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp. root beer concentrate (or 2 T. root beer flavored syrup)<\/p>\n<p>1 (3.4 oz.) package instant vanilla pudding mix<\/p>\n<p>1 C. milk<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp. vanilla<\/p>\n<p>1 (8 oz.) container Cool Whip, thawed<\/p>\n<p>garnish: crushed root beer barrels or root beer flavored syrup<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray bottom only of 9&#215;13 baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, egg whites, vegetable oil, root beer, and root beer concentrate or syrup on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan. Bake for 28-32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely; about 1 hour.  (Optional: for best root beer flavor, after cooling, cover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.)  In a large bowl, whisk together pudding mix, milk, and vanilla for 2 minutes. Fold in Cool Whip and spread over cooled cake. Garnish with crushed root beer barrels or syrup just before serving. Keep refrigerated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Root Beer Float Cake &nbsp; 1 box white cake mix with pudding 3 egg whites 1\/4 C. vegetable oil 1 (12 oz.) can (1 1\/2 C.) root beer 2 tsp. root beer concentrate (or 2 T. root beer flavored syrup) 1 (3.4 oz.) package instant vanilla pudding mix 1 C. milk 1\/2 tsp. vanilla 1 (8 oz.) container Cool Whip, thawed garnish: crushed root beer barrels or root beer flavored syrup &nbsp; Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray bottom&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40861\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[226,15],"tags":[81,222,80],"class_list":["post-40861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baked-goods","category-desserts-fruit","tag-baking","tag-cake","tag-sweet-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41261,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40861\/revisions\/41261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}