Seven-Up Pound Cake
Description
This Seven-Up pound cake is an old-fashioned favorite. Dense and buttery, it's flavored with a can of carbonated lemon-lime soda for added rise.
Ingredients
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1 cup butter
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1/2 cup shortening
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2 cups white sugar
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4 eggs
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon lemon extract
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7 fluid ounces lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
2
In a large bowl, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla and lemon extract. Beat in flour alternately with lemon-lime soda, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Allow to cool on a cake rack for 30 minutes before removing from the pan.