Whole Grain 7-Up Cake

Healthier version of an easy favorite! Or create your own with cream soda, cherry 7-up, fresca...the possibilities are endless!

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Yields: 20 slices

Ingredients

• Cake

• 1  cup light margarine, softened
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 3  cups sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract
• 3  eggs, room temperature
• 1⁄3 cup  egg white
• 1  tablespoon  egg white
• 3  cups whole wheat flour or 3  cups  brown rice flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  soda pop (7-Up)

• Glaze

• 1⁄4 cup  soda pop (7-Up)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F Spray 10" tibe pan with non-stick cooking spray. Lightly coat with flour.
2. Combine margarine, shortening, sugar, vanilla and almond extract with electric mixer. Beat 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually add eggs & egg whites, beating well after each addition.
4. In separate bowl, combine flour and salt. Add to margarine/sugar mixture alternately with 1 cup 7 UP, beating well after each addition.
5. Spoon batter into pan. Bake 1 hr 45 minute.
6. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
7. Make glaze: Stir together 1/4 c 7 UP & 1/2 c sugar in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil 1 to 2 minutes until sugar is dissolved.
8. Use toothpick to poke holes in top of warm cake. Spoon glaze over cake & allow to cool.