iantha's 7-up cake
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My mom, Iantha Crigler, passed away in February of 2012 at the age of 95. Until Alzheimer's slowed her down a few years ago, she was the best cook I ever knew. This cake is a common recipe, but she didn't dare show up at a church potluck without it. When SHE made it, it was something special! It only needs a glaze, but in one of these photos, I added the Peeps Sunflower from another Just A Pinch recipe to make it pretty for Easter. I added a few photos of Mom in the directions for those who wanted to see them. You'll see she never lost her sense of humor or her ability to have fun!
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yield
18 -24 pieces
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
Ingredients For iantha's 7-up cake
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1 boxcake mix, lemon,white or yellow (lemon is best!)
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1 boxinstant lemon pudding mix
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3eggs
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3/4 cvegetable oil
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1 can7-up (or any lemon-lime soda pop) 12-oz
- GLAZE
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3 Tbsplemon juice
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3/4 cpowdered sugar (approx.)
- DOES NOT DO WELL IF DOUBLED!
How To Make iantha's 7-up cake
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1Mix all ingredients together. -
2Pour mixture into a 9x13 baking pan sprayed with cooking spray (or greased).
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3Bake until done. (What can I say? That's what my Mom's recipe card says! :P I'm pretty sure that I used the directions on the cake mix as a guideline and then tested it with a toothpick and watched for it to pull away from the sides of the pan.)
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4GLAZE: Stir the powdered sugar into the lemon juice and spread on top of hot cake. If you want to be a bit fancy, add a little lemon zest to the glaze. (Jan says: This isn't a "pretty" cake. If you want to make it fancier, you could certainly frost it with a vanilla or lemon frosting and sprinkle it with lemon zest or even yellow sprinkles. In the photo I just added on 4/7/12 I decorated it for Easter with a Peeps Sunflower that I borrowed from another JustAPinch Recipe. But it's so good with just the glaze that frosting would be overkill, IMHO! :P)
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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