7 UP Cake Recipe

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Get ready to bake the easiest 7 Up Cake, which will deliver a moist and tender crumb and a bright, lemony flavor.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 5

Total Time1 25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Kristyn Merkley

Ingredients

Cake

3 cups granulated sugar
1½ cups butter, softened
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 tablespoons lemon extract
1 cup lemon-lime carbonated beverage, such as 7Up®

Glaze

1½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar, sifted
¼ cup butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the granulated sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and beat until combined.
Add flour, one cup at a time, blending well each time until the batter is smooth. Fold in the lemon extract and 7UP.
Pour into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 65-75 minutes.
Remove cake from the pan immediately and invert onto a wire rack placed over a jelly roll pan.
While cake is starting to cool, make glaze in a medium bowl by beating together powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla and lemon juice until smooth. Pour over the warm cake and let cool completely before cutting and serving.

Notes

Recipe Tips.

Generously grease and flour, making sure to get into every nook and cranny of the bundt pan.
Gently and quickly fold in the 7Up to retain its carbonation, which acts as a leavening agent by creating air pockets. Do not overmix.
Don't let it cool in the pan too long, as it can stick. Plus, you'll want to pour the glaze over the warm cake as the warmth allows the glaze to seep in a little.
A normal toothpick will be too short for testing; instead, insert a long wooden skewer (or even an uncooked piece of spaghetti) into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, it's done.

Prep ahead. You can add the glaze and store the cake in an airtight container on the counter for 1-2 days. If you wish to freeze it, leave it unglazed. Wrap it tightly with plastic wrap, then again with foil. Freeze for up to about 3 months.

Store leftovers in an airtight container(s) at room temperature for 3-4 days, in the fridge for 5-7 days, or wrap tightly and freeze for 2-3 months.

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