seven-up cake

I had never heard of this cake before making it for a recent birthday celebration at work. It turned out to be delicious, so I thought I'd pass on the recipe. Seven-up cake is similar to a lemon pound cake, but gets increasingly moist towards the center.

Seven-Up Cake

3/4 lb butter, softened
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons lemon extract
3/4 cup 7-Up soda

Lemon glaze:
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. Cream butter and sugar
   
2. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
3. Add flour and lemon extract.
4. Fold in 7-Up.
5. Pour into well-greased 12-cup Bundt pan or tube pan.
   
6. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
7. Make Lemon Glaze - mix powdered sugar and lemon juice together
8. When cake is cooled, dribble with Lemon Glaze.