aunt helen's 7-up pound cake

Cleveland, OH
Updated on Sep 16, 2011

My favorite Aunt gave me this recipe over 30 years ago. I hope you enjoy it.

prep time
cook time 1 Hr
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yield

Ingredients

  • 3 sticks butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 - eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup 7-up
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 0 - juice of one fresh orange, remove seeds

How To Make aunt helen's 7-up pound cake

  • Creaming the butter and the sugar together to a smooth consistency makes for a delicious, luscious cake.
    Step 1
    Soften butter ( an easy way is by microwaving for 30 secs), and beat with sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
  • It makes a difference to the consistency of the batter when you add and mix eggs one at a time.
    Step 2
    Sift together the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add alternately to creamed mixture with 7-up, ending with dry ingredients.
  • The cake batter is now ready for the tube, bundt, or loaf pan. It helps to use a product such as Joy which combines both an oil and flower mixture.
    Step 3
    Add vanilla and lemon juice. Beat well. Bake in greased and floured tube pan (a bundt pan or several bread loaf pans work as well) at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
  • Fresh out of the oven with the glaze.
    Step 4
    Make glaze mixture with confectioners sugar and orange juice and spoon over cake while still warm. As a tip when making the glaze, put the 1 cup of confectioner's sugar in a small bowl start to squeeze the orange juice into the bowl and stir. The confectioner's sugar will start to thicken, and just add enough where you can use a spoon and drizzle over the cake..

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