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This classic 7UP Pound Cake is a buttery Southern Bundt cake made with simple pantry ingredients and finished with a sweet lemon glaze. The lemon-lime soda creates an incredibly moist, tender crumb while the buttery texture makes every bite melt in your mouth. Perfect for Sunday dinners, holiday dessert tables, Easter brunch, Christmas gatherings, family celebrations, bake sales, and afternoon coffee.

Classic 7UP Pound Cake

This classic 7UP Pound Cake is a buttery Southern Bundt cake made with simple pantry ingredients and finished with a sweet lemon glaze. The lemon-lime soda creates an incredibly moist, tender crumb while the buttery texture makes every bite melt in your mouth. Perfect for Sunday dinners, holiday dessert tables, Easter brunch, Christmas gatherings, family celebrations, bake sales, and afternoon coffee.
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Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Cake
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 5 large eggs
  • 3 sticks unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup 7UP
  • 2 tablespoons lemon extract
  • Lemon Glaze
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 –3 tablespoons 7UP
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Equipment

  • arge Bundt pan
  • electric mixer
  • Large mixing bowls
  • measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Rubber spatula
  • cooling rack
  • whisk

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a Bundt pan.
  2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time.
  4. Alternate flour and 7UP.
  5. Stir in lemon extract.
  6. Bake for 75 minutes.
  7. Cool for 15 minutes and invert.
  8. Whisk glaze ingredients together.
  9. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
  10. Slice and serve.

Notes

Use room-temperature ingredients.
Do not overmix after adding flour.
Excellent make-ahead dessert.
Freeze for up to 3 months.
Delicious served with berries, whipped cream, or coffee.