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7Up Poundcake


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Cuisine: Dessert Southern

Southern Recipe Restoration Project

Our testers said it was the lime glaze that reminded them of 7Up. For a zippier lime flavor, add the zest and juice of one lime. This simple cake can be spruced up with almond, lemon or vanilla extracts.

Hands on time: 20 minutes  Total time: 1 hour and 35 minutes  Serves: 12 to 16

Ingredients:

    FOR CAKE:

    1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
    1/2 cup vegetable shortening
    3 cups granulated sugar
    5 large eggs  
    3 cups flour
    Pinch of salt
    3/4 cup 7Up

    FOR LIME GLAZE:

    Makes about 1 cup
    Hands on: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minutes

    1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    Zest of 1 lime
    3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice





Instructions:

For cake:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch bundt pan.
Using a mixer, cream butter and vegetable shortening, then gradually add sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one a time, beating well after each addition.
Reduce mixer speed to low, then add flour until fully combined. Add salt and mix. Gently fold in 7Up, taking care not to overmix. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
Bake 1 hour, 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out onto serving plate, then cool completely. Drizzle with Lime Glaze.

For glaze:
In a small bowl, combine sugar, zest and juice until well-blended and smooth.

Notes:

Times listed above are for both cake and glaze.

Nutrition:

Cake, per serving, with glaze (based on 12): 615 calories (percent of calories from fat, 38), 6 grams protein, 91 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 26 grams fat (12 grams saturated), 130 milligrams cholesterol, 188 milligrams sodium.

Cake, per serving, without glaze: 555 calories (percent of calories from fat, 42), 6 grams protein, 76 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 26 grams fat (12 grams saturated), 130 milligrams cholesterol, 188 milligrams sodium.

Glaze, per serving: 60 calories (no calories from fat), no protein, 15 grams carbohydrates, trace fiber, no fat, no cholesterol, trace sodium.

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