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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 420
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cake:
  • 3 sticks 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 large eggs room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup 7UP not diet
  • 2 tsp lemon extract or 1 tsp lemon + 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Glaze (optional):
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 –3 tbsp 7UP
  • ½ tsp lemon zest

Method
 

Preheat Oven:
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
  2. Cream Butter & Sugar:
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
Add Eggs:
  1. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix Dry & Wet:
  1. Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add flour and salt, alternating with 7UP. Begin and end with flour. Mix until just combined.
Add Flavoring:
  1. Stir in lemon extract. Do not overmix.
Bake:
  1. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan. Bake 65–75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool:
  1. Let cake cool in pan for 10–15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Glaze (optional):
  1. Whisk powdered sugar, 7UP, and lemon zest until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake.

Notes

Don’t use Diet 7UP — the sugar in regular soda helps with texture and flavor.
Room-temperature butter and eggs give the cake a smoother batter.
If the top of the cake browns too quickly, tent it loosely with foil during baking.
This cake stores well — wrap tightly and keep at room temperature for 3–4 days, or freeze slices for up to 2 months.