Here’s a classic 7-UP Cake recipe 🍋🥧—moist, light, and slightly lemony, made using 7-UP soda for extra fluffiness.
Ingredients (9×13-inch pan)
- 1 box yellow cake mix (15.25 oz)
- 1 small box instant lemon pudding (3.4 oz)
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup 7-UP soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting (optional)
- 1 box powdered sugar (16 oz)
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2–3 tbsp milk or 7-UP
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Mix cake batter
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, lemon pudding, eggs, oil, 7-UP, and vanilla.
- Beat on medium speed for 2–3 minutes until smooth.
- Bake
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 35–40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool
- Let cake cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- Make frosting (optional)
- Beat butter until creamy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, milk or 7-UP, and vanilla until smooth and spreadable.
- Spread over cooled cake.
Tips & Variations
- Citrus twist: add lemon or lime zest to the batter for extra flavor.
- Coconut version: fold in 1 cup shredded coconut before baking.
- Pineapple 7-UP cake: substitute 7-UP with pineapple juice for tropical flavor.
- Moisture tip: poke small holes in the cooled cake and drizzle a little extra 7-UP or lemon syrup over it before frosting.
I can also give a cupcake version or a southern-style 7-UP cake with coconut pecan frosting if you want.
