Name: 7-Up Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup 7-UP or Sprite; 5 large eggs (room temperature); 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup unsalted butter (softened); 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; 3 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon milk

7-Up Cake is right up there with Vanilla Wafer Cake when it comes to my favorite retro cakes.

The texture and flavor of this cake is spot on. Interestingly, there is no leavener in this cake. The 7-Up does something magical to both the texture and the flavor.

This recipe includes a lemon glaze, but frankly I think the cake is better without it. This is one of those simple recipes that has stood the test of time and really shouldn’t be messed with too much.

How To Make

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

Combine dry ingredients. Whisk together flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
Combine wet ingredients. In a mixing bowl, whisk together 7-Up, eggs, lemon zest, and vanilla.
Cream the butter, shortening and sugar.
Combine dry ingredients and wet ingredients.
Bake. Transfer batter to a greased pan and bake for 60 minutes.
Make glaze and drizzle over cake.

Recipe Tip

This cake is easy to make but bundt pans can be finicky. Make sure you grease and flour it well and do not let the cake stay in the pan too long after you take it out of the oven. Ten to 15 minutes is plenty to let it cool before removing it from the pan.