Hey!! My newspaper had this in today's edition. It is a recipe that attempts to duplicate the butterbeer sold at Universal Studio's HP park in Orlando, Florida.
Obviously, since it was just in tonight's edition, I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to post it here so you all can, perhaps try it and weigh in with your opinions
Here goes:
Cooking/Prep Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4
1 c. light or dark brown sugar
2 T. water
6 T. butter
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. cider vinegar
3/4 c. heavy cream, divided
1/2 t. rum extract
4- 12 oz. cans of cream soda
Directions: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar and water, bring to a gentle boil, stirring often until the mixture reads 240 degrees F. on a candy thermomenter. Stir in butter, salt, vinegar and 1/4 c. heavy cream. Set aside to cool at room temperature. Once cooled, add the rum extract.
In a medium bowl, combine 2 T. of the brown sugar mixture and the remaining 1/'2 c. of heavy cream. Use an electric mixer and beat until just thickened, not completely whipped (approx. 2-3 minutes.)
To serve: Divide the brown sugar mixture between 4 tall glasses (about 3/4 cup for each glass) Add 1/4 cup of cream soda to each glass. Stir to combine. Fill each glass nearly to the top with additional cream soda, and then spoon whipped topping over each drink.
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