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sprite pound cake

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Edith James
Wilmington, NC

A member of my church wanted a 7-Up pound cake on short notice. All I had was Sprite. So I said to myself," Improvise Baby" "I gotta make it do what it do".

(3 ratings)
yield 10 -15
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sprite pound cake

  • 3 stick
    butter (room temp)
  • 1/2 c
    shortening, butter flavor(room temp)
  • 3 c
    sugar
  • 6 lg
    eggs(room temp)
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon extract
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract
  • 11/2 c
    sprite(room temp)
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1/4 c
    lemon zest, grated
  • 1 c
    confectioners' sugar

How To Make sprite pound cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
  • 2
    Cream Butter and Shortening until smooth.
  • 3
    Add Sugar and Beat until light and fluffy(2-3min)
  • 4
    Add Two Eggs at a time beating until the yolk disappears.
  • 5
    Add All Extracts and Lemon Zest
  • 6
    Beat in the flour alternately with the Sprite(cup), mixing just until incorporated.
  • 7
    Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • 8
    Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • 9
    Flip cake onto your desired serving plate.
  • 10
    Mix 1/2 cup of sprite with confectioners sugar.
  • 11
    Heat glaze in the microwave for 60 seconds
  • 12
    Pour glaze over warm pound cake.
  • 13
    Cool and enjoy!!!
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