18 to 20 servings
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom.
What you’ll need
All-purpose flour or cake flour
Sugar
Salt
Baking powder
Unsalted butter (Room temp)
Large eggs (Room temp)
Cherry 7up (Room temp)
Whole milk (Room temp)
Lemon juice (Room temp)
Cherry extract
Red gel paste or liquid food coloring
Confectioners’ sugar
Tools you’ll need
Nordic ware anniversary Bundt pan
Baker’s joy non-stick baking spray
Hand or stand mixer
Preparation of ingredients
Dry ingredients (All-purpose flour or cake flour mixture)
Step 1- Sift 3 cups cake flour or all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt into a medium-sized bowl. Stir all ingredients together.
Wet ingredients (Cherry 7up mixture)
Note- Ingredient amounts for the cherry 7up will vary if you are using all-purpose flour or cake flour given in the step below.
Step 2- If you are using all-purpose flour, add 1 and 1/4 cups cherry 7up (Room temp). If you are using cake flour add 1 and 2/3 cups cherry 7up (Room temp). Next add 2 teaspoons lemon juice (Room temp), 2 teaspoons cherry extract, and 1/2 teaspoon red gel paste or liquid food coloring. Stir all ingredients together with a whisk until combined.
Cake batter
Step 3- Add 3 sticks unsalted butter (Room temp) and 3 cups sugar into stand mixer bowl. You can also use a hand mixer as well. Mix on high speed for 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Step 4- Add 5 large eggs (Room temp) into the cake batter one at a time while mixing on a medium speed. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl.
Step 5- Add the all-purpose flour or cake flour mixture and the cherry 7up mixture into the batter 3 separate times. Mix on a medium low speed each time for 15 to 20 seconds or until combined. Scrape down the sides after mixing each time.
Baking the cake
Spray your Bundt pan with the Baker’s joy non-stick baking spray
Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.
Step 6- Add prepared cake batter into Bundt pan. Spread the batter around the baking pan as evenly as possible with a spatula. To make the batter more even shake Bundt pan and tap the bottom of the Bundt pan with your hand.
Step 7- Place into a preheated 325-degree oven on the middle rack for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Once the baking time has ended remove the cake from the oven.
Step 8- Insert a toothpick into the cake and it should come out clean. Let the cake cool for 2 to 3 hours before removing it from the Bundt pan.
Step 9- After the cake has cooled, flip the cake over onto a cake serving dish or pad.
Cherry 7up icing
Step 10- Add 1 and 1/4 cups confectioner’s sugar, 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons warm whole milk, 1 tablespoon cherry 7up (Room temp), 1/4 teaspoon cherry extract, and dip a toothpick into the red gel paste or liquid food coloring and swirl it into the icing. If you are using red liquid food coloring add 2 to 3 drops of it into the icing. Stir all ingredients with a whisk until creamy and smooth with no visible lumps.
Step 11- Carefully pour the cherry 7up icing on top of the cake. Make sure your cake has cooled completely before pouring the icing on top. Let the icing set for 10 to 15 minutes and after that the cake is ready to be served.
YouTube instructional video
