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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This recipe was printed in the Houston Chronicle, as one of the Century's Best Recipes ! 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:
1. Ingredients should be at room temperature.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
3. Grease a large tube pan.
4. Cream butter and shortening with sugar.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Add flour alternately with 7-Up and extracts.
7. Bake until done, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
8. *NOTE*The recipe originally called for 3 cups sugar, but 2 cups are sufficient.
9. There is no need to adjust amounts of other ingredients if you use less sugar.
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