This 7UP cake is my favorite recipe. My grandmother and mother used to make this when I was a child. It is absolutely wonderful! You can substitute 7UP for milk in the glaze.
Ingredients
- 3 cups white sugar
- 1.5 cups butter , softened
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour , sifted
- 2 tablespoons lemon extract
- 1 cup lemon-lime carbonated beverage , such as 7Up®
Instructions
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Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Generously grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt).
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Make the cake: Beat white sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour, 1 cup at a time, blending well after each addition until batter is smooth; stir in lemon extract. Mix lemon-lime beverage into batter and pour into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove cake from the pan immediately by placing a wire cooling rack over the base of the cake and inverting the pan to release.
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Make the glaze: Beat confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium until glaze is smooth. Pour glaze over warm cake; let cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
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