iantha's 7-up cake

Name: Iantha's 7-Up Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 1 box(es) cake mix, lemon,white or yellow (lemon is best!); 1 box(es) instant lemon pudding mix; 3 - eggs; 3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1 can(s) 7-up (or any lemon-lime soda pop) 12-oz; ## GLAZE; 3 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 3/4 cup(s) powdered sugar (approx.); ## DOES NOT DO WELL IF DOUBLED!

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Janice Bartholome

Port Hueneme, CA

Updated on Nov 21, 2011

My mom, Iantha Crigler, passed away in February of 2012 at the age of 95. Until Alzheimer's slowed her down a few years ago, she was the best cook I ever knew. This cake is a common recipe, but she didn't dare show up at a church potluck without it. When SHE made it, it was something special! It only needs a glaze, but in one of these photos, I added the Peeps Sunflower from another Just A Pinch recipe to make it pretty for Easter. I added a few photos of Mom in the directions for those who wanted to see them. You'll see she never lost her sense of humor or her ability to have fun!

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Cutting up at her 94th Birthday Party, wearing silly flamingo glasses from the dollar store.

prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method ---

yield 18-24 pieces

Ingredients

1 box cake mix, lemon,white or yellow (lemon is best!)
1 box instant lemon pudding mix
3 - eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 can 7-up (or any lemon-lime soda pop) 12-oz
GLAZE
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup powdered sugar (approx.)
DOES NOT DO WELL IF DOUBLED!

How To Make iantha's 7-up cake

Step 1

Mix all ingredients together.

Step 2

Pour mixture into a 9x13 baking pan sprayed with cooking spray (or greased).
Step 3

Bake until done. (What can I say? That's what my Mom's recipe card says! :P I'm pretty sure that I used the directions on the cake mix as a guideline and then tested it with a toothpick and watched for it to pull away from the sides of the pan.)
Step 4

GLAZE: Stir the powdered sugar into the lemon juice and spread on top of hot cake. If you want to be a bit fancy, add a little lemon zest to the glaze. (Jan says: This isn't a "pretty" cake. If you want to make it fancier, you could certainly frost it with a vanilla or lemon frosting and sprinkle it with lemon zest or even yellow sprinkles. In the photo I just added on 4/7/12 I decorated it for Easter with a Peeps Sunflower that I borrowed from another JustAPinch Recipe. But it's so good with just the glaze that frosting would be overkill, IMHO! :P)
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