7-Up Pound Cake Recipe (Soul Food)
An old-fashioned 7 Up pound cake recipe (soul food) made in a Bundt pan and drizzled with lemon lime soda glaze. It's super moist, easy to make, with a subtle lemon lime flavor.
Servings: 12
Calories: 401kcal
Equipment
- Stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment or hand mixer
- 10-cup Bundt pan
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- ½ cup 7 Up or other lemon lime soda like Sprite, Starry, etc.
- 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar sifted
- 2 tablespoons 7 Up
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray inside of Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray or grease with oil or butter and a light dusting of flour. Set aside.
- Whisk flour and cornstarch together in a large bowl. Then add salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
- Use a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment to beat butter on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and beat on high until creamed together. Scrape down sides of the bowl as needed.
- Beat in eggs and lemon extract on medium speed until combined.
- Pour in 7 Up and buttermilk and beat on low speed.
- Add dry ingredients to wet batter in batches, mixing in between each addition until incorporated. Be careful not to overmix; the batter will be slightly thick.
- Pour batter evenly into the Bundt pan. Tap pan on a hard, flat surface to level our and remove any air bubbles.
- Bake cake in oven for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cover loosely with foil if you notice that it's browning too quickly.
- Once cake is done, remove from oven and let it cool for 10 minutes inside the pan. Then, invert cake onto large plate or serving dish.
- Allow cake to continue cooling, then prepare the glaze.
Glaze
- Whisk the confectioners’ sugar and 7 Up together in a small bowl.
- Drizzle glaze over cake, then slice and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 321mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 585IU | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg
