Mama's 7up Pound Cake

Mama's Pound Cakes were always a hit! She made big batches of them to freeze and gift later. She would always warn us kids when she was making them. She'd send us outside while they were baking because she didn't want us running around and making them fall. My older brother would always sneak in and slam the oven door on one, because that meant she would let us have the one that fell. It was always the most moist pound cake ever! Well, mine fell and they are super moist! They didn't really need the glaze, but the hubby asked for it! 

Mama's 7up Pound Cake

2 sticks butter
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups self-rising flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon extract
8 oz 7up

Cream butter and shortening. Add sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add flour gradually. Add flavorings. Slowly add 7up. Mix until combined. Do not over mix.

Pour into loaf pans and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes - 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Note: I used disposable pans that were smaller than loaf pans and cooked in 45 minutes. Loaf pans will take about an hour. Just check them with the toothpick method. 

Mama's handwritten recipe card!