Seven-Up™ Cake III

Ingridients

3 cups white sugar

1 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

5 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon lemon extract

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1/2 cup butter

3 eggs

1 cup flaked coconut

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch baking pan.

Cream the 1 cup butter or margarine, shortening and 3 cups white sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one a time beating well after each addition.

Beat in the flour, lemon extract and lemon-lime soda. Mix well and pour batter into the prepared pan.

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.

To Make Icing: In a saucepan combine the 1 1/2 cups white sugar, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 3 eggs, coconut, pineapple and nuts. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thick. Pour over cake while cake is still hot and icing is bubbling.