Easy Lemon 7-Up Cake
A light, moist cake infused with lemon flavor and a subtle lift from lemon-lime soda, finished with a simple citrus glaze.
Ingredients
From Scratch
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- ¾ lb butter softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice or extract
- ¾ cup lemon-lime soda
Using Box Mix
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 1 box instant lemon pudding
- ¾ cup lemon-lime soda
Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a Bundt pan.
- Beat butter and sugar 8–10 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Mix in flour and lemon juice or extract until combined.
- Gently fold in lemon-lime soda.
- Pour into pan and bake 60–75 minutes until set and lightly golden.
- Cool on a wire rack before removing from pan.
- Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk until smooth.
- Drizzle glaze over cooled cake and let set before slicing.