Soft, tender, dense, and full of lemon-lime flavor this 7Up Pound cake is an easy cake recipe you will love! The perfect cake to feed a crowd!
This is one of those recipes that someone in your family has probably shared with you. For good reason, 7Up Pound Cake is a classic and easy cake. It's absolutely delicious, the texture of the cake is fabulous.
I prefer it served with a light glaze, but you could also serve with a scoop of freshly whipped cream or ice cream and fresh berries!
The beauty of this bundt cake is that also serves a crowd, easily 16 slices or more if you slice them thinner!
Ingredients
- Salted Butter, at room temperature- MAKE SURE ITS ROOM TEMP! The butter and sugar need to be creamed together and you can't do that properly with cold butter. You can totally use unsalted butter, in that case, I would add ¾ teaspoon of salt to the flour
- Granulated Sugar/ Caster Sugar
- Large Eggs, at room temperature- Again the eggs need to incorporate properly into the butter and sugar mixture and cold eggs will not!
- All-Purpose Flour/ Plain Flour
- 7-Up Soda
- Zest of Lemon
- Zest of 1 Lime
- Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
You definitely do not have to make a glaze, but a glaze is always welcome in my world! For this one, you only need Powdered Sugar and 7-Up Soda. Just make sure that you sift the powdered sugar! You don't want a lumpy glaze!
Instructions
Preheat oven to 315F/157C and grease a 10 cup Bundt Pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or large bowl with a hand held mixer beat the butter for 2-3 minutes, until very light and fluffy.
Add the granulated sugar and beat for another 6-8 minutes, the mixture will become very thick and fluffy.
Add the large eggs one at a time, making sure each egg is fully incorporated.
Even if using a stand mixer I find it best to use a spatula to scrap the bottom sides of the bowl.
Gently fold in the sifted flour. It is important to sift the flour to prevent any lumps.
Gently add the 7-Up, lemon & lime zest, and fresh juices.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 8 Minutes- 1 Hour 12 Minutes, or until the pound cake is golden brown and if a knife is inserted not wet batter comes out
Let the cake cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before inverting on to a serving plate. Let cool completely before glazing the cake.
In a small bowl sift the powdered sugar then add the 7-Up Soda, whisk the icing together until fully combined. Feel free to add a splash more liquid or more powdered sugar depending on how thick or thin you want the glaze.
Use a spoon to drizzle the icing over the cooled cake.
Store the cake in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Can you make 7Up Pound Cake ahead of time?
This cake recipe is ideally served the day it is made, it's at its best the first day. You can serve it for up to 3 days but it will lose its freshness.
Can you use a different soda?
While this recipe has been made famous by 7Up you could use a similar lemon-lime soda, but I always use 7Up!
If pound cakes are your thing, which they totally should be! You should try my cream cheese pound cake or lemon pound cake recipe next!
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7Up Pound Cake
Soft, tender, dense, and full of lemon-lime flavor this 7Up Pound cake is an easy cake recipe you will love! The perfect cake to feed a crowd!
- Total Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
- Yield: 12-16 Slices 1x
Ingredients
Cake
- 12oz (1 ½ Cups) Salted Butter, at room temperature
- 500 grams (3 Cups) Granulated Sugar/ Caster Sugar
- 5 Large Eggs, at room temperature
- 375 grams (3 Cups) All-Purpose Flour/ Plain Flour
- 6oz (¾ Cup) 7-Up Soda
- Zest of 1 Medium Lemon
- Zest of 1 Small Lime or 3 Small Key Limes
- 1oz () Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- ½oz () Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
Glaze
- 250 grams (2 Cups) Powdered Sugar, sifted
- 3-3 ½ Tablespoons 7-Up Soda
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 315F/157C and grease a 10 cup Bundt Pan.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or large bowl with a hand held mixer beat the butter for 2-3 minutes, until very light and fluffy. Add the granulated sugar and beat for another 6-8 minutes, the mixture will become very thick and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time. Gently fold in the flour then gently add the 7-Up, zest, and fresh juices.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 8 Minutes- 1 Hour 12 Minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and if a knife is inserted not wet batter comes out
- Let the cake cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before inverting on to a serving plate. Let cool completely before glazing the cake.
Glaze
- In a small bowl sift the powdered sugar then add the 7-Up Soda, whisk to combine. Use a spoon to drizzle over cake.
- Store the cake in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 1 Hour 12 Minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Holly Charlesworth says
Love this recipe! My cake was light and moist and went down a treat with friends. The only alterations I had to make were using extra lemons as I didn't have any limes, and using Sprite instead of 7UP.
I will definitely be using this recipe again!
Deidre L Halvorson says
Do you think this could be made with diet 7 Up and granulated Splenda?
Elizabeth Waterson says
Hi Deidre, I would think so but I have personally never baked with granulated Splenda so I am just not sure! Please do let me know if you have any other questions or if you try it I would love to know how you get on! Thanks! XX Liz