Fabulous Friday - Ginger Ale vs. 7-Up

A stunning recipe of hotness to kick off a stunning weekend, and his gingered good looks are up close for all to enjoy! The soulful eyes and nattily trimmed beard and moustache provide a delightful celebration of handsomeness on our train. We love ginger men!

Location: Red Line at Kendall/MIT

Imagined Profession: Director of Institutional Development

Photographer: GB

And with a fabulous weekend coming up it's the perfect time to make a quintessentially summery dessert for an outdoor picnic. And our ginger gentlemen above reminds us that a 7-Up Pound Cake (Ginger Ale is a perfectly fine substitute) would be ideal for that picnic on the Esplanade or Boston Common. Here's our HOTT Crew's recipe for 7-Up Pound Cake:

Hotties on the T 7-Up Pound Cake

Note: Bring all ingredients slowly to room temperature before mixing. This takes hours. 

Ingredients: 

3 sticks butter

3 cups cake flour

3 cups sugar

5 eggs

1/2 cup 7-Up soda

1 tbsp lemon extract

1 tbsp vanilla extract

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a standard-sized bundt or tube pan. Thoroughly and slowly.

In a mixer beat softened butter and 3 cups sugar together until light and fluffy and pale. Don't rush this part - you need a decent amount of air incorporated. Add 5 eggs, and beat to combine. With a rubber spatula, gently fold in the flour one cup at a time. Avoid beating the batter energetically at this point because that will just activate the gluten and make the cake tough. After all the flour is incorporated, gently stir in the 7-Up (or Ginger Ale if you like our hottie above!) and the flavorings.

Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Check it after the first hour. Surf through some previous posts of Hotties on the T while listening to iTunes Radio and post a link to our blog on your Facebook timeline while the cake is in the oven. It's done when the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool and then invert onto serving plate. Do not ride the T with this cake until is has completely cooled.