My Friend Becky asked me to share my favorite Pound cake recipe so I thought I would share a recipe that is a favorite due to its unique ingredient,a soft drink. The addition of Soft Drinks as recipe ingredients is actually a common practice in Southern cooking. I love Pound cake, and recommend the use of Lemon Curd as a topping. you can find a recipe for Curd in a prior Blog Post! For those that do not reside in the United States, 7-Up is a Lemon-Lime flavored carbonated beverage. Please do not use the diet variety as the recipe will not turn out the same.
Ingredients:
8 Ounces Unsalted Butter
1/2 Cup Shortening
3 Cups Granulated Sugar
5 Eggs
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Cup 7-Up
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Steps:
Let Butter sit at room temperature until soft. Mix Butter, Shortening and Sugar together and beat with your mixer until fluffy in appearance. Add Eggs, one at a time, while beating on low speed. Add Flour in 1/2 cup stages with the addition of 7- up in between. Incorporate all ingredients evenly. Pour Batter in prepared loaf pan, and bake at 325° F. for 80 Minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle is removed clean.
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