7UP Cake

7UP cake is not only easy to make but with its citrus flavor, it makes it one of the best cake recipes for summer. It uses simple ingredients, and is ready in a little over an hour, making it a quick dessert recipe whether it’s for serving guests or simply enjoying after dinner on the weekends.

Recipe originally published February 2019, updated April 2023.

Hey Fantabulosity readers! Meg here from Meg’s Everyday Indulgence, bringing you this delicious 7Up Pound Cake. Knowing that you all love easy dessert recipes and like the easy pound cake recipe here on Fantabulosity, I knew this cake recipe would fit right in with your favorites to serve after one of our favorite spring dinner recipe ideas!

🍰 Why You’ll Love This Cake Recipe

• Lemon Flavor: Lemon is at the top of the list when I think of Spring flavors so I’m super excited to be sharing this simple, zingy cake with you today. Similar to Jessica’s creamy lemon bundt cake, this one uses 7up to add some extra fun citrus flavor! The first hint of citrus flavor in the 7Up Pound Cake comes from the 7Up. The lemon-lime flavor of the soda bakes up in the cake with a slight lemon flavor.
• Simple Recipe: Let’s start off by talking about just how simple it is to whip up this cake. You only need 6 ingredients. And it’s completely from scratch. Butter, sugar, egg, flour, 7Up, and lemon zest. That’s it!
• Not Overpowering Lemon: The zest of a lemon is also mixed into the batter to really amp up the lemon flavor throughout the cake. There isn’t an overpowering lemon flavor to the cake but it definitely has a citrusy background.
• Cake Texture: The 7Up in the cake lends a slight effervescence and lightens up the texture a bit so that it’s not as dense as a traditional pound cake. This cake has a moist and tender crumb that is the perfect mix in texture between a traditional cake and a pound cake.

If you love lemon too, you’ll also love this lemon puppy chow and these lemon cake mix brownies.

🧾 Ingredients for 7UP Cake

Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the post if you’re looking for the recipe card with ingredient measurements and directions for this traditional egg custard!

The ingredients for this recipe are simple, and can be found at most grocery stores.

🥤 How to Make 7UP Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heavily grease then flour a bundt pan. Set aside. 

Step 1. In the bowl of a stand mixture, cream the butter.

Step 2. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. 

Steps 3 & 4. Add eggs, incorporating after each addition, until well combined.

Steps 5 & 6. Add flour and mix until just incorporated. 

Steps 7 & 8. Add 7UP and lemon zest and turn on low. Slowly incorporate until the batter just comes together.

Pro Tip: You could also add in the zest of a lime to infuse even more citrus goodness into this cake.

Step 9. Pour into the prepared bundt ban and smooth out the top.

Step 10. Bake for an hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Step 11. Remove from oven and place on wire cooling rack for 10 minutes. Invert the bundt pan and allow it to fully cool. Slice into 12 to 16 pieces and serve.

🍋 Lemon Glaze for 7UP Cake

If you choose to top this 7UP cake with a glaze, we prefer using:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1-2 Tablespoons milk
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• lemon zest, optional

NOTE: Allow cake to fully cool before topping with this glaze, or glaze will soak in to warm cake.

1. In a bowl, mix powdered sugar, lemon juice, and zest.
2. Next, pour in milk until it reaches the thickness you want for your cake.
3. Drizzle lemon glaze over cake, and serve.

❄️ Storage

Without glaze: If making the 7UP cake without the glaze, this cake can sit, stored on the counter at room temperature. (It’s best to put in an airtight container to retain freshness.)

With glaze: Is using glaze, refrigerating the cake is best, since milk will be used.

🍓 What to Serve with 7UP Cake

You can enjoy it deliciously on its own, with the glaze above, or you can fancy it up in a few ways. Here are some of our favorite suggestions:

• powdered sugar
• strawberries or other fresh berries
• whipped cream

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