7-Up

Classic 7-Up Pound Cake

Name: Classic 7-Up Pound Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 75 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups butter, softened; 3 cups granulated sugar; 5 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons lemon extract; 3/4 cup 7-Up (room temperature)

Adapted from the original 7-Up 7-Up Lemon-Lime Soda packaging. Back of the Bag is not affiliated with 7-Up.

"A carbonated classic for a light and airy crumb."

Prep 20 min Cook 75 min 12 servings

The Story

This recipe gained national fame in the mid-20th century when 7-Up began collaborating with home economists to showcase the soda's carbonation as a leavening agent. It originally appeared on the side of 7-Up wooden crates and later in magazine advertisements as a way to create a 'taller' and moister pound cake without using extra baking powder. It remains a staple of Southern church potlucks.

From the back of 7-Up Lemon-Lime Soda — since 1957

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon extract
3/4 cup 7-Up (room temperature)

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 325°F and grease and flour a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan.
2
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4
Gradually add the flour, alternating with the lemon extract.
5
Fold in the 7-Up by hand until just combined.
6
Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7
Cool in pan for 20 minutes before removing to a wire rack.