LEMON 7-UP POUND CAKE 
CAKE:

3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) butter
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. lemon extract
3/4 cup 7-Up

Cream sugar and butter, beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Add flour, beat in lemon extract and 7-Up. Grease and flour Bundt pan well.

Bake at 350°F for one hour and fifteen minutes or until done.

ICING:

3 cups confectioners' sugar
4 tbsp. softened butter
1 tsp. lemon extract

Beat well and frost.

recipe reviews
Lemon 7-Up Pound Cake
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 Kathy says:
It was my very first time in making a pound cake. It came out awesome!
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 Kim (Indiana) says:
I just baked this cake and my house smells wonderful. I don't really care for lemon cake but I tasted the batter and the lemon flavor was not overpowering. But I agree with the baking time. The top of the cake gets very dark before the cake is done. Next time I wonder if I could bake it at a lower temp?
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 Charlie (United States) replies:
You have to be careful unlike other cakes if you put the tooth pick in and it comes out clean then the cake will be dry. You want a little on the tooth pick really with all pound cakes or like I say it'll be dry. Too much stuff on it will mean middle won't be all the way done so the timing is different with each stove. You just have to find your sweet spot. The timing is just an estimate, start checking like 15 minutes before the time ends. Hope this helps.
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 Monica (Virginia) says:
Easy and delicious!!! Super moist!!!
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 Min'CeeCee (South Carolina) says:
Confectioners' sugar... awesome, back to the basics... excellent!
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 Karen (Maryland) says:
Looked up the recipe on cooks.com, icing was 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and 2 tbsp lemon juice, drizzle over warm cake, otherwise perfect.
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 Dyanne Lee (Texas) says:
I added an extra tbsp. of lemon extract. We like a little more lemony. It is a wonderful cake.
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 Diane Jones (Virginia) says:
This cake is easy and always a winner.
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 Norma Patton (California) says:
For those of you who mentioned cooking time, let me tell you what I've learned to do over the years of baking this wonderful cake. Bake at 325°F for 1 hour, turn oven off and allow cake to remain in oven for 15 minutes... perfectly moist and delicious cake. My Mom gave this recipe to me years ago and it is everyone's fav.
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 Cynthianna (Mississippi) says:
Great recipe! Won my family over and that is hard to do! I encourage everyone to try the recipe whether you are a pro or a first time baker. The only thing I changed was the flour. I prefer cake flour.
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 Oustandingly Awesome (United States) says:
Just got through making this pound cake and it turned out outstandingly awesome. Now I'm the cook in the house, she is the baker. She makes a sour cream pound cake that will make you want to run out and play butt naked. When she tells me this is very good, is has to be. I have two teenage boys and this cake is one third the size it was before I pulled it out the oven. Thanks for the tip. Now what I did different is tried one person's tip. I baked at 325°F for 55 minutes. Turn out wonderful! Moist and 7upish. Only thing I need to do for the next one is add some crown royal.
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 Cathy (United States) says:
I have a lemon tree full of lemons, can you use fresh lemon juice instead? Looking forward to baking this SOON:)
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 Linda (California) replies:
I would substitute finely grated lemon zest for the lemon extract. Lemon extract is more like lemon oil from the peel than like lemon juice.
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 Ruby Rohlf (Virginia) says:
I just made this today. I divided it into 2 loaf pans and cooked at 325°F degrees and turned off the oven for the last 15 minutes. It look wonderful. I plan on using a glaze for them. Thank you for all the comments everyone. It really helps.
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 Sunshine (Florida) says:
OMG!!!! I made this cake and it was sooooo good. My new favorite recipe. Can't wait to make it for the ladies in the office. :)
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 Barbara says:
It is a very good cake.
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 Ginny (Florida) says:
Delicious!

 

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