7-Up Pound Cake

• 3 cups cake flour, sifted twice (measured after first sifting)
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 sticks margarine
• 10 oz 7-Up
• 5 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Combine margarine, shortening, and sugar in bowl; mix well.
3. Add 1 egg and beat mixture. Repeat until all eggs added.
4. Mix 7-Up and vanilla extract in a separate bowl.
5. Add flour and 7-Up/vanilla extract alternately to mixture, mixing between.
6. Pour mixture in tube pan.
7. Bake for 45 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 F; bake addition 35 minutes or until done.