An easy pound cake from scratch is livened up with the addition of soda pop.
Original recipe makes 1 – 10 inch Bundt pan
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
7 fluid ounces lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
1 hr 10 mins
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READY IN
1 hr 30 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Beat in the flour alternately with the lemon-lime soda, mixing just until incorporated.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool on a cake rack for 30 minutes before removing from the pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 417 kcal
Carbohydrates: 50.8 g
Cholesterol: 95 mg
Fat: 22.2 g
Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 4.7 g
Sodium: 116 mg