Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 -3 cups sugar ( see note)
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup 7-Up soda
1 teaspoon lemon extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter flavor extract
Directions:
Ingredients should be at room temperature.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease a large tube pan.
Cream butter and shortening with sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add flour alternately with 7-Up and extracts.
Bake until done, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
*NOTE*The recipe originally called for 3 cups sugar, but 2 cups are sufficient.
There is no need to adjust amounts of other ingredients if you use less sugar.
Servings: 12
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 90 min.