Seven-Up™ Cake III
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Description
This recipe uses lemon-lime soda to make a great cake from scratch, including a coconut, pineapple, and pecan frosting.
Ingredients
- 3 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup shortening
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- 2. Cream the 1 cup butter or margarine, shortening and 3 cups white sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one a time beating well after each addition.
- 3. Beat in the flour, lemon extract and lemon-lime soda. Mix well and pour batter into the prepared pan.
- 4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.
- 5. To Make Icing: In a saucepan combine the 1 1/2 cups white sugar, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 3 eggs, coconut, pineapple and nuts. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thick. Pour over cake while cake is still hot and icing is bubbling.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 -9x13 inch cake
calories: 407.3 kcal
carbohydrates: 54.5 g
protein: 4.2 g
saturated fat: 9.9 g
cholesterol: 92.5 mg
sodium: 115.9 mg
fiber: 1 g
sugar: 40.2 g
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