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7 UP Apricot Upside-Down Cake

February 18, 2015 By Kelli and Holli 17 Comments

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7 UP Apricot Upside-Down Cake – Kellis Kitchen

You are not going to believe how wonderful a couple bottles of 7UP and a bag of dried apricots can taste!  This old (from the 70’s)  Southern recipe comes from Lawyer Boy’s friend’s grandmother – a friend he made while he was living in Lafayette, LA one summer doing an Internship right after he finished that Ag Econ undergrad degree.  We visited him there and had just the best time driving to NOLA and driving through New Iberia and a couple other places.  I have always loved Louisiana (except for the humidity) but it was my husband’s first visit………now he loves it too!  Would you believe that Mr. Picky Eater himself ate Gumbo, Bread Pudding, AND Boudin at Prejean’s?  He ate Boudin!  (Pronounced Boo-Dan).  If it wasn’t so doggone labor intensive, I would make some but to make my life easier and until we visit Louisiana again, I will make do by ordering from Herbert’s (Pronounced A{long A} -Bear’s) – if someone has a really easy recipe for it, please share with me!  Okay back to this cake.

7 UP Apricot Upside-Down Cake – Kellis Kitchen

This was our first stop – my hair is already HUGE – you should have seen me later that day after a few light showers of rain!!

So, when we were there, we met this girl he was seeing – we were happy because we did not care for the one he had while in undergrad school – who introduced us to her grandmother’s cake that she brought over to the apartment. Now, I do not like apricots at all but I was raised right so I grabbed that dish of cake and dug right in like it was my favorite!  It was moist but fluffy and the apricots tasted good – what was happening???  Do they grow apricots differently in Louisiana?  No, they were from a bag of dried apricots she got at the store.  Knowing how much my mother and Top Girl like the fruit, I asked for the recipe without much thought as to me EVER making it…………and then four years later I decided to learn to cook so I put it in a safe place the next time I saw it, where it stayed completely lost until a couple of weeks ago when I pulled it out of my Beatles cookie jar.  I had put it in there in 2011 after finding it in a drawer with NOLA tourist info that I had put in there in 2007.  I don’t even remember the girl’s name now but I sure am glad I got this recipe because we love it and you will too!

7 UP Apricot Upside-Down Cake

Sauce Ingredients:

7 oz. of 7-Up
1 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar

 

Directions:
Simmer 7-Up with apricots 20 minutes.

Stir in butter and brown sugar and continue cooking to melt butter.

7 UP Apricot Upside-Down Cake – Kellis Kitchen

Spread sauce over the bottom of a 9×9 baking dish.  An iron skillet works great too! The original recipe called for a 9 x 13 Pyrex dish but I found it to be far to “thin” when covering that much room to make a good cake.

Cake Batter Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 12 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
7oz of 7-Up

3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together stirring in alternately with 7-Up.

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour batter over sauce in baking pan.

7 UP Apricot Upside-Down Cake – Kellis Kitchen

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, 45 minutes.

Set on wire rack for about 10  minutes to let cool a bit.

Invert and serve up-side down.

7 UP Apricot Upside-Down Cake – Kellis Kitchen

I’m not showing you the entire slice because I made real whipped cream but had to take the picture before the sun went down and the cake was still hot – so it was kind of melty on this piece……….still tasted great though!

This cake is so very good – you really must try it!  Enjoy!

Don’t forget the cookbook giveaway going on my Shoney’s Strawberry Pie post.  It’s open until March 12, 2015!

I am sharing most all my recipes at Weekend Potluck – why don’t you go over and check it out?  Great recipes!

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  1. Abby

    February 18, 2015 at 2:38 PM

    OOOHHHH MY GOSH…I can not wait to make this…I love apricots & love anything with a topping like this –can we say Pineapple upside down cake ( my moms ) was THE best.
    Thanks for sharing another yummy food !

    Reply
    • Kelli

      February 18, 2015 at 2:58 PM

      You are more than welcome Abby! Thanks for dropping by and please come back and let me know how you liked it!

      Reply
  2. michael

    February 18, 2015 at 5:37 PM

    oh wow, that looks great, you got me drooling over here Kelli!!! I make a pineapple upside down so I am going to have to try your recipe using the apricots!! Did you see my giveaway? 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelli

      February 18, 2015 at 5:57 PM

      I saw the teaser – and I will be over there ——–I love a good giveaway! I spend nearly all my waking hours (and some sleeping I think) on the new website!

      Reply
  3. Debbie

    February 18, 2015 at 9:22 PM

    Love anything with apricots! Don’t have everything this takes, but I’m going to the store tomorrow so I can try this over the weekend! Thanks so much, Kelli!

    Reply
    • Kelli

      February 18, 2015 at 11:29 PM

      You are welcome and I hope you like it – it tasted great!

      Reply
      • Debbie

        February 20, 2015 at 4:09 AM

        I forgot to get 7-up. Do you think Sierra Mist would work? I have it on hand.

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        • Kelli

          February 20, 2015 at 5:45 AM

          Yes, I think it would – it may taste a bit sweeter but not enough to make a difference……….go ahead and use it!

          Reply
  4. Stacy

    February 20, 2015 at 11:12 AM

    Now that is the best takeaway from an old girlfriend I’ve ever heard about! Most people take away heartache and bad memories. 🙂 What a wonderful cake, Kelli!

    Reply
    • Kelli

      February 20, 2015 at 12:22 PM

      Thanks Stacy – it was great!!

      Reply
  5. Karen (Back Road Journal)

    February 23, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    I’m a big fan of apricots and this cake sounds really good. BTW, I would never think of Mr. Picky Eater eating any of the things you mentioned…maybe he is not as picky as I thought. 😀

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    • Kelli

      February 23, 2015 at 1:48 PM

      Ha! Thank you for your kind comments and believe me………..he IS picky! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Lilllian

    February 28, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    I have some apricots I’ve been wanting to use and this sounds like a good way. If I have 7-Up on hand, I’ll be making it tomorrow.

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    • Kelli

      February 28, 2015 at 11:08 AM

      Great! it’s really good. My cousin made it and she said she needed to boil the apricots a bit longer than I did so you may as well. Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  7. John Laseter

    February 28, 2015 at 8:14 PM

    Kelli,
    I made this today. O M G !!! It is soooooo good! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kelli

      February 28, 2015 at 10:11 PM

      I’m so happy you loved it and it was a success! Have a piece for me – or two! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Debra

    March 1, 2015 at 4:00 PM

    I love NOLA too and I also love these kitschy cake recipes. I think all church cookbooks have dozens of them! 🙂

    I would like a piece please.

    Reply

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