7UP<sup>®</sup> Cake

While some dessert trends come and go, the crowd-pleasing cake will forever be invited to all the gatherings, from baby showers to barbecues and swanky dinner parties. By adding 7UP<sup>®</sup> to the batter, this cake takes on an extra-light texture with just the slightest hint of citrus.

Mix up the 7UP<sup>®</sup> Bundt Cake, made with the light taste and bright bubbles of 7UP<sup>®</sup>, today.

Ingredients

  • CAKE
  • 1-1/2 cups margarine or butter
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tbsp. lemon extract
  • 3/4 cup 7UP®
  • GLAZE
  • 3-1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup cold 7UP®

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 325°.
  • Using an electric hand mixer, beat the sugar and butter until creamy.
  • Add in lemon extract and mix.
  • Add in eggs and mix.
  • Add in flour and mix.
  • Add in 7UP® and mix for 1 minute.
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Mix for 1 minute at low speed.
  • Pour batter into a well-greased jumbo ring cake pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour, or up to 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  • While the cake bakes, make glaze. Using an electric hand mixer, combine the powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, and 7UP®. Beat until smooth.
  • Let cake stand in the pan for about 10 minutes.
  • Turn cake over onto a plate or platter, remove pan.
  • Let cool, then drizzle with the glaze.

Tips from 7UP

Serve the cake with ice cream or sherbet. Top with fresh fruit, a homemade or store-bought fruit glaze, or leave off the glaze altogether, and instead lightly dust the cake with powdered sugar.

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