ANTIQUE UP RECIPES

Steps:

• Set oven to 300 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
• 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).
• Sift the flour and salt together.
• Add eggs, 7-up, and the flour mixture to the butter mixture, using the following directions:.
• 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).
• Spoon mixture into prepared baking pan.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 40 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Mix the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the 1/4 cup Seven-Up soda.
• Spread the glaze mix over cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and grease a large bundt pan with cooking spray, then add a little flour and tilt pan around to coat.  In a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then add vanilla and both zests. In a separate large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add ? of the dry ingredients to butter mixture, beat to combine, then add ? of 7-Up and mix to combine. Continue to do this until you have used up all of the dry ingredients and the 7-Up. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and smooth top with an offset.  Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.  Meanwhile, make glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, lime juice, and salt in a bowl. Add 7-Up, 1 teaspoon at a time, until mixture reaches consistency of sour cream. Drizzle over top of cooled cake before serving.