To satisfy sweet cravings and stay keto, I mix part of a cup of cream and then fill it to the top with root beer. To sweeten, I add Stevia to taste, and. it is so much like “dirty sodas” we suddenly keep reading about … that I was totally surprised when I read that this (well, close to this) was now a “thing.”

What makes it taste good (this version) is that combination that adds up to a creamy, “root-beer float” flavor. Personally, the idea of adding heavy fruit syrups would ruin that aspect of the drink (not to mention, it’s no longer keto)…

Personally, the idea of adding coconut or fruit flavoring would completely destroy the “root-beer float” and “creamy root beer” taste for me. (so I appreciated your admission that there is a … was it a “suntan lotion” taste/smell to it?)

So–just thought I’d add that as another variation (by stretching the definition of “dirty soda,”) — it could include a version without mixing a fruit flavor with the creamy root beer taste (for those of us who find that root beer–or cola or chocolate –don’t really go together well with fruitiness.

You can use two round pans to make a 2 layer cake.

Thanks for asking! The yeast is added dry. It does not need to be activated in additional warm water first because the dough already contains warm water and the rest time helps hydrate the ingredients before the yeast and bread flour are mixed in.

Hi Donna, I am sorry this happened. This has not been my experience with this recipe. I hope you will try it again.