By Sharon Fox

 

Ingredients:

3 sticks butter,softened

3 cups white sugar

5 eggs

3 cups all purpose flour

2 tablespoons lemon extract

3/4 cup 7 Up 

Glaze-

2/3 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

 

Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar for 20 minutes. Add eggs one at a time beating after each one. Add flour and lemon extract. Fold in 7 up. Pour into a greased 12-cup Bundt cake pan.

 

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

 

Step 3: To make glaze- in a bowl mix powered sugar and lemon juice. When the cake has cooled drizzle the glaze over it.

 

"Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul" will be released April 2011. For more information log on to http://goodcookin4u2.webs.com/.  Sharon Fox will be launching a program to prevent child abuse “The Southern Hospitality Protect Our Children Tour”. Friend “Sharon Fox Fans” on Facebook.

 

This was originally printed in the February 13, 2011 - February 26, 2011 edition.