If you love classic old-fashioned pound cakes with a bright citrus twist, this 7UP Pound Cake is a guaranteed favorite. It’s rich, buttery, perfectly dense, and flavored with lemon and 7UP for the most irresistible, nostalgic taste. Top it with a sweet lemon glaze made from powdered sugar, milk, more 7UP, and lemon flavoring, and you’ll have a dessert that everyone will ask you for the recipe!
Ingredients
For the Cake:
3 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
5 large eggs
3/4 cup 7UP
2 tablespoons lemon flavoring
3 sticks butter (softened)
For the Lemon–7UP Glaze:
Powdered sugar (about 1–2 cups, depending on thickness)
7UP (a few tablespoons, until desired consistency)
2 tablespoons milk
Lemon flavoring (to taste)
Instructions
- Prepare the Batter
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease and flour a bundt pan (the one in the recipe is from Amazon).
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This step adds the perfect pound-cake texture.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour.
- Alternate adding the flour and 7UP into the batter — start with flour and end with flour.
- Add the lemon flavoring and mix until smooth and well combined.
- Bake the Cake
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared bundt pan.
- Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the Lemon–7UP Glaze
- In a bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, a splash of 7UP, 2 tablespoons of milk, and lemon flavoring.
- Adjust thickness:
Add more powdered sugar for a thicker glaze.
Add a bit more 7UP or milk for a thinner drizzle. - Pour the glaze over the cooled cake and let it set.
Enjoy!
This cake is soft, buttery, moist, and bursting with bright lemon flavor. Perfect for holidays, gatherings, or as a classic comfort dessert.
