Root Float Cake

Total Time: 56 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix (betty crocker supermoist preferred)
• 1 (12 ounce) can root (1 1/2 cups)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon root concentrate (or flavored syup) or 1 teaspoon root flavored syrup (or flavored syup)
• 1 (1 lb) container vanilla frosting (betty crocker rich & creamy preferred)
• 1/2 cup crushed root flavored hard candies (about 10)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350f (325 for dark or nonstick pan).
• 2 spray bottom only of 13 x 9-inch baking spray with flour. (for maximum cake height, keep baking spray off the sides of the pan. the cake will climb the sides of the pan better.
• 3 in large bowl, beat cake mix, root , oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds.
• 4 beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 5 pour into prepared pan.
• 6 bake 28 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center come out clean.
• 7 cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 8 stir root concentrate into frosting.
• 9 spread over cake just before serving, sprinkle with crushed candies.
• 10 candies will begin to melt if sprinkled on frosting for longer than 1 to 3 hours.