Winter Solstice Cupcakes with "Flying Cauldron Butterscotch Beer" Filling

Recently I've been given the delicious opportunity to try Reed's Inc. "Flying Cauldron" Butterscotch Beer. It was released for Halloween 2011. And for your drinking pleasure the Butterscotch Beer will be available on the Reed's website through 2012. Reed's will continue to produce the flavor as long as there is demand. Their products are also sold in over 10,500 stores throughout the natural foods industry and supermarkets nationwide.

A cold frosty mug of this soda is perfect while watching Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2. So how about ordering some for those young wizards in your house. They will be thrilled to find some under their Christmas tree.

I decided to use one bottle to make a thick filling for my Winter Solstice cupcakes. To make this filling I simply added 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the soda. Whisk to remove all lumps. Then pour into a saucepan and cook. BEWARE... the hot soda will foam up as it cooks. You need to keep a watchful eye on the saucepan. When it has reached desired consistency, place in refrigerator to cool.

This recipe creates a buttery white cake that comes together in minutes but tastes like you spent all day making it. I doubled mine.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin pan with paper liners.

2. In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared liners.

3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.

4. Cut cone shapes from the center of each cupcake. Fill with cooled Flying Cauldron Butterscotch Beer.

5. Frost with your favorite icing. Mine is whipped cream.

Reed's Inc.

LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Reed's, Inc. REED -0.01% , maker of top-selling sodas in natural food stores nationwide, has released a novel new flavor just in time for Halloween. The product was developed out of founder and CEO Chris Reed's love for the fantastical world of wizardry and magic. The story of the Butterscotch Beer and the full-bodied flavor were a huge hit as the soda was released in Southern California.

The Butterscotch Beer flavor is branded under "Flying Cauldron," a fictional soda brand created by Reed. The story reads:

Since 1374, the Flying Cauldron has been making this magical brew for under aged wizards and wizards who are young at heart at their brew pub in Hogsbreath, England. The recipe has changed little over the centuries. It has the perfect combination of spells and quality natural ingredients. It continues to be prized for its creamy vanilla and butterscotch flavors. Some wizards claim that this brew places a ward of protection on those who drink it and that consuming this product has been known to accelerate wizarding abilities in borderline wizard cases.

"The creation of 'Flying Cauldron' and the Butterscotch Beer was a fun project I began after reading the Harry Potter series with my kids. We wanted to try Butter Beer, the choice drink of Potter and his friends. The only place to find anything like it was at Disneyworld. We knew it would be easier to make our own than to stand in line for hours and pay ten dollars for a soda. Butter Beer is the best known non-existent soda in the world, so I had to bring it life," says Reed.

"What started as a personal side project became a test in what we can do as a company. We have the capability as a small and nimble beverage production facility to turn around new and amazingly creative products in a very short time frame," comments Reed. "The taste of the Butterscotch Beer is unmistakable as a rich Butterscotch Cream Soda. It really is designed to take you to a nostalgic, childlike state of mind. You can't drink this without a smile on your face."

Like all of Reed's Inc. beverages, Flying Cauldron's Butterscotch Beer is all-natural, preservative-free, gluten-free and caffeine-free. To reduce sugar content, Reed's uses a blend of natural stevia and raw cane sugar.

About Reed's, Inc. Reed's, Inc. makes several brands of top selling natural sodas and beverages. Their products are sold in over 10,500 stores throughout the natural foods industry and supermarkets nationwide. Reed's six award-winning, non-alcoholic Ginger Brews are unique in the beverage industry as they are made using fresh ginger, spices and fruits with a brewing process that predates commercial soft drinks. The Company also produces a Natural Energy Elixir and 'Reed's Rx', a Natural Ginger Nausea Relief product for the drug store and grocery retail channels. Reed's, Inc. owns China Cola and the Virgil's line of sodas that includes the award-winning Virgil's Root Beer as well as Virgil's Cream Soda, Black Cherry Cream Soda, Orange Cream Soda and Real Cola. The Company has also introduced its new 'Virgil's Zero' line of Stevia-sweetened diet sodas in all these popular flavors. In 2009, Reed's acquired the Sonoma Sparkler brand and started producing Private Label natural beverages for select national chains. Other product lines include Reed's Ginger Candies and Reed's Ginger Ice Creams.

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