7-UP Pound Cake
With a tender crumb and a crunchy glazed crust on the outside, this incredible lemon-lime 7-UP Pound Cake with a hint of pineapple is sure to impress your guests! Whip up this easy dessert to enjoy tonight, or serve it at your next party.
Equipment
- 1 10-cup Bundt pan
- 1 Stand mixer
Ingredients
Cake
- 3 cups sigar
- 3 sticks butter, unsalted Recommend Kerrygold butter
- 3 cups cake flour, sifted
- 1/2 cup 7-UP soda room temperature
- 1/3 cup pineapple juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla
Glaze
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tbsp 7up soda
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract
Instructions
CAKE
- Preheat oven to 315° F. Prepare a 10-cup Bundt pan with the nonstick method of your choice.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the butter for 2 minutes on high speed. Slowly add the sugar and the salt. Cream together for an additional 7 minutes, until very pale yellow and fluffy.
- Add the eggs 1 at a time, combining well after each addition an scraping down the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed.
- Turn your mixer down to its lowest speed and slowly add the flour in 2 batches. Be careful not to overbeat.
- Pour in the 7-UP, pineapple juice, and lemon extract. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix the batter until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 75 -85 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate.
- Let cool to room temperature. Lightly cover the cake with foil or plastic wrap so it does not dry out.
GLAZE
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients until the mixture is pourable.
- When the cake is completely cool, spoon the glaze over the cake and allow it to harden.
- Serve at room temperature.
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content may vary depending on the brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and other factors.