7UP Pound Cake

7UP Pound Cake is a moist, dense lemon/lime cake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 428kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5-7 minutes on medium speed.
1½ cups salted butter, 2 ½ cups granulated sugar
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5 large eggs
Mix in lemon juice and vanilla.
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add flour alternately with 7UP, mixing in until just combined.
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour, ¾ cup 7UP soda
Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Bake for about 60-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Check the cake around 30-35 minutes. If the cake starts to brown too quickly, tent it with aluminum foil.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the icing, mix the powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and enough 7UP to make a thick but pourable icing.
1½ cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest, 1-2 tablespoons 7UP soda
Drizzle the icing over the cooled cake.

Butter: I use salted butter. If you’d like to use unsalted butter, add 3/4 teaspoon salt with the flour.
Lemon juice: It’s important to use fresh lemon juice because bottled lemon juice can have an off taste.
All-purpose flour: Be sure to properly measure your flour. To do so, either weigh the flour or stir or sift the flour to break it up. Lightly spoon into the measuring cup and level. Too much flour can give you a dry, heavy, or doughy cake.
7UP soda: A similar soda, like Sprite, will also work in this recipe.
Nutrition values are estimates.