Deep Fried Root Beer Floats (Root Beer Funnel Cake with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream)

INGREDIENTS

egg

3/4 cup

root beer (not diet–I used the type with sugar, not corn syrup)

1 tsp

vegetable oil

1 cup

+ 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

2 tbsp

granulated sugar

3/4 tsp

baking powder

1/4 tsp

salt

1 qt

oil (for frying)

Candy Thermometer

12 oz

root beer (not diet–I used the type with sugar, not corn syrup)

large vanilla bean

2 cups

heavy cream

1 cup

milk

1 cup

granulated sugar

salt

egg yolks

1 tbsp

vanilla extract