Best Aunt Helens 7 Up Pound Cake Recipes

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7UP POUND CAKE



7UP Pound Cake image

My grandmother gave me this 7UP pound cake recipe. On top of being delicious, this 7UP cake represents family tradition, connection and love. -Marsha Davis, Desert Hot Springs, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h30m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup 7UP soda
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
1 to 2 tablespoons 7UP soda
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon or lime zest, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted or plain tube pan., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Add flour alternately with 7UP, beating well after each addition. , Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65-75 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and enough 7UP to reach desired consistency. If desired, stir in zest. Drizzle over cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457 calories, Fat 19g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 177mg sodium, Carbohydrate 69g carbohydrate (50g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

7UP POUND CAKE



7UP Pound Cake image

This old fashioned 7UP Pound Cake recipe is a simple Southern dessert that's perfect for just about any occasion!

Provided by Blair Lonergan

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

¾ lb. (3 sticks) salted butter, at room temperature
3 cups white sugar
5 eggs, at room temperature
3 cups (360 grams) all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon zest ((from about 2 lemons))
¾ cup 7UP soda
⅔ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice ((or more, as necessary))

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 12-13 minutes). Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each one. Gradually add flour and lemon zest, mixing just until everything is combined. Fold in 7-Up.
  • Pour batter into a well-greased Bundt cake pan.
  • Bake for 70-80 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean). Cool in the pan for about 15-20 minutes, and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once the cake is cool, prepare the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Add extra lemon juice (1 teaspoon at a time), just until the glaze is thin enough to drizzle over the cake. If the glaze is too thin, add a little bit of powdered sugar until it reaches the desired consistency. Drizzle glaze over cake.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 408.6 kcal, Carbohydrate 58.6 g, Protein 4.4 g, Fat 18.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Cholesterol 104.5 mg, Sodium 145.8 mg, Fiber 0.8 g, Sugar 41.9 g, UnsaturatedFat 6 g

SEVEN-UP™ POUND CAKE



Seven-Up™ Pound Cake image

An easy pound cake from scratch is livened up with the addition of soda pop.

Provided by RSHARRL

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter
½ cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
7 fluid ounces lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Beat in the flour alternately with the lemon-lime soda, mixing just until incorporated.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool on a cake rack for 30 minutes before removing from the pan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 417.3 calories, Carbohydrate 50.8 g, Cholesterol 88 mg, Fat 22.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.6 g, Sodium 115.7 mg, Sugar 28.8 g

AUNT GUSSIE'S POUND CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY



Aunt Gussie's Pound Cake Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: unsalted butter, sugar, shortening, eggs, whole milk, lemon extract, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla ice cream, fresh berry

Provided by Frank Tiu

Categories     Desserts

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks
2 ¾ cups sugar
½ cup shortening
5 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
vanilla ice cream, for serving
fresh berry, for serving

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and shortening together with a hand mixer.
  • Mix the eggs, one at a time, into the batter.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the milk, lemon extract, and vanilla extract.
  • In a separate medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Alternately add the dry and wet ingredients into the batter.
  • Pour the batter equally into two greased and lightly floured loaf pans.
  • Bake in a non-preheated oven set to 350°F (180°C) for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Cool for 30 minutes before slicing.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream and berries.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 760 calories, Carbohydrate 77 grams, Fat 45 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, Sugar 37 grams

7 UP POUND CAKE



7 UP POUND CAKE image

THIS CAKE IS REALLY GOOD

Provided by FANNIE MCCOY

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 stick butter
1/2 c vegetable oil
3 c sugar
4 eggs
3 c all purpose flour
1 7 oz. bottle 7up
1 tsp butter flavoring
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp lemon extract

Steps:

  • 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 325* INGREDIENTS SHOULD BE AT ROOM TEMP.
  • 2. CREAM BUTTER AND SHORTENING WITH SUGAR. ADD EGGS ONE AT A TIME.BEATING WELL AFTER EACH, ADD FLOUR,ALTERNATING WITH 7 UP AND FLAVORING.
  • 3. BAKE IN A GREASED TUBE PAN 1 HOUR AT 325*
  • 4. WHEN COOLED TURN OUT OF PAN AND SPRINKLED WITH SIFTED POWDERED SUGAR.THIS IS A VERY MOIST POUND CAKE AND FREEZES WELL.

LEMON-BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE WITH AUNT EVELYN'S LEMON GLAZE



Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake with Aunt Evelyn's Lemon Glaze image

My mother's blue-ribbon pound cake recipe. It always gets rave reviews.

Provided by Sarah Copeland Sawicki

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ cups butter, softened
4 eggs
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
  • Beat white sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating each egg into the butter mixture before adding the next.
  • Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture; mix well. Pour in 1/2 the buttermilk and beat until combined. Repeat adding the remaining flour mixture and buttermilk, beating well after each addition, and ending with the flour mixture. Stir lemon extract into batter. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Bake in the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a cake platter or plate.
  • Beat confectioner's sugar, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons butter, and lemon zest together in a bowl until glaze is smooth. Pour about half the glaze over the cake; let cool. Pour remaining glaze over the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.1 calories, Carbohydrate 91.9 g, Cholesterol 128.9 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 16.5 g, Sodium 372.2 mg, Sugar 63.5 g

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