Best 7-Up Pound Cake

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 3  cups sugar
• 5  large eggs
• 3  cups unbleached flour (Cake Flour Was Not Specified)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  tablespoons  lemon extract
• 1  cup  7-Up soda (Room Temperature)

Directions

1. This is an old recipe that comes from a request in the local paper for.
2. "Classic Recipes".
3. They called the 7-Up bottling company and they did not even know about it. Someone developed this on their own and never let the company know about it. BTW 7-Up comes from the popular card game in the 1930's.
4. Cream the margarine, shortening and sugar together beating until light and fluffy.
5. Add the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
6. Beat in the flour, then beat in the extract and 7-Up.
7. Blend well.
8. Pour the batter into a well-greased and floured tube pan and bake at 325 degrees F for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
9. From The Rocky Mountain News "Food Fare" MMMMM MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02.