Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Set oven to 300 degrees F.
  2. Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
  3. In a large bowl combine butter, shortening, 3 cups sugar (use only 3 cups sugar) vanilla and almond extract; beat using an electric mixer until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
  4. Sift the flour and salt together.
  5. Add eggs, 7-up, and the flour mixture to the butter mixture, using the following directions:
  6. This method must be followed; add 1 egg in at a time; then add a bit of Seven-Up, then a bit of the flour mixture, then a bit more of Seven-Up; repeat until all the eggs, flour mixture and 1 cup Seven-Up is used up (you will use the remaining 1/4 cup for glaze).
  7. Spoon mixture into prepared baking pan.
  8. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 40 minutes, or until cake tests done.
  9. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  10. Remove from pan.
  11. Mix the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the 1/4 cup Seven-Up soda.
  12. Spread the glaze mix over cake.