7 Up Cake

Ingredients:

3 sticks margarine
1 stick butter
3 cups sugar
3 cups flour
6 eggs
1/4 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Vanilla extract
8 oz. 7Up soda
2 tsp. Lemon juice (opt).

Directions:

Cream butter, margarine, sugars together until smooth. Add flour, 1 cup at a time until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Add salt, vanilla. Add 7UP, and the batter will fizz a little. Beat at a high speed until smooth.

Put in a greased and floured bundt cake pan and cook for 1 1/2 – 2 hours at 300 degrees. Let cool completely. Glaze with a powdered sugar glaze.

Glaze Options:

1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. butter
3 to 4 tbsp. milk or light cream

You may add the following ingredients for variations.

Chocolate Glaze: Add 2 ounce unsweetened chocolate

Coffee Glaze: Substitute hot water for milk. Dissolve 1 teaspoon instant coffee in hot water.

Lemon or Orange: Substitute 2 tablespoons juice and 1 teaspoon grated peel for the milk.

Maple Glaze: Add 1/2 teaspoon maple extract.