Tayari's Blog: Nothing Takes The Edge off Like Poundcake

Posted by TayariJones on November 8, 2009 07:46 PM
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If you're like me, you have had enough of the constant chatter about the new movie "Precious." The question is whether or not it's illunimating or exploitative. I have seen the term "depravity porn" tossed around. On twitter, @jelani9 said, "I was going to go see the movie "Precious" but decided to just pick some cotton instead.." Other people said it was the best movie they had ever seen. The internet discussions, phone discussions, and in-person-over-coffee discussions have got my nerves all rattled.

So, to calm myself down, I baked myself a 7-Up Pound Cake, a southern specialty. I know it has nothing to do with writing, but things have been way too intense around here. So, here's the recipe. I promise this cake will come out beautiful and will cheer you up.

Classic 7 UP Pound Cake

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
5 eggs, at room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup 7 UP
1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)

For the Glaze:

1/4 cup 7 UP
1/2 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 300°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.

Combine butter, shortening, sugar, vanilla and almond extract. Beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt, and add to butter/sugar mixture alternately with 1 cup 7 UP, beating well after each addition.

Spoon batter into prepared pan, and bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a for 10 minutes, then invert on serving plate and remove pan.

While cake is cooling, make the glaze by stirring together the 1/4 cup 7 UP and 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and boil 1 to 2 minutes or until sugar is completely dissolved. Punch holes in top of warm cake with a toothpick. Spoon glaze over cake, and cool completely before serving.

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Comment #1, by Owen Duffy [TypeKey Profile Page]

That looks awesome. My grandmother was from Georgia too and made the best pound cakes. Liz and I made a Coca-Cola cake a few weeks ago - an old recipe to no doubt get people to buy a Coke. Tasted nothing like Coke but it was good!

And congrats on Silver Girl - hope that tasted as sweet as the 7-Up cake!!

November 13, 2009 08:47 AM

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