Cream Cheese 7up Pound Cake 🍋 |  

Recipe ingredients below...
Cream Cheese 7up Pound Cake
Cake:
2 sticks salted butter, softened
8 Tbs butter flavored shortening
8 oz cream cheese, softened
5 large eggs, room temperature
3 c sugar
3 c cake flour
1 c 7up
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs lemon extract
***baking soda was mentioned in the video but it is not required which is why it is not in the recipe. The cake will come out fine without it.
Icing:
1 c powdered sugar + 2 Tbs
2-3 Tbs lemon juice
Drop of vanilla flavor
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a mixing bowl, add your softened butter, shortening, cream cheese and mix until creamed.
Add in the sugar one cup at at time making sure to scrape down the sides of your bowl periodically.
Add in your room temperature eggs one at a time. (Scrape down the sides)
Alternate your flour and 7-up into your batter until just combined. (Add 1c of flour, then 1/2c 7-up and repeat until your ingredients have been used)
Add in the salt, lemon extract and mix until your batter is smooth (about 10-15
seconds).
DO 👏🏾NOT 👏🏾 OVER 👏🏾 MIX 👏🏾 YOUR 👏🏾 BATTER 👏🏾!!!
Add your batter to a well greased Bundt pan and place in the over for an hour and 25 minutes or until a fork or toothpick comes out clean when you poke it.
Allow your cake to rest in the pan for 10 minutes.
While your cake is resting, add your ingredients for your icing in a small bowl.
Mix until your ingredients are well combined.
Take a plate and place it on top of your Bundt pan and flip.
Allow your cake to cool slightly before adding your icing.
Enjoy!
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