Guide Note

Sprite is a popular caffeine free lemon-lime soda marketed by the Coca-Cola company. Sprite was introduced in 1961 to compete against 7-Up. Sprite also comes in diet form. Sprite is used to mix with alcohol and also in recipes.

Fast Facts

1. Produced by Coca-Cola Company
2. Introduced in 1961
3. Called lemonade in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada
4. Contains no fat
5. Advertises as lymon
6. 140 calories = 12 oz
7. Became market leader in 1989
8. Uses sublymonal advertising
9. Logo redesigned in 2004

1. Carbonated water
2. High fructose corn syrup
3. Citric acid
4. Natural flavors
5. Sodium citrate
6. Sodium benzoate

1. 3 cups sugar
2. 3 sticks margarine or butter
3. 6 eggs
4. 3 cups flour
5. 3/4 cups Sprite
6. 3 teaspoons lemon flavoring

Begin by creaming the sugar and the margarine together until smooth then add one egg at a time and beat. After well beaten add the flour and stir. Combine Sprite and lemon flavoring then mix well into batter until smooth. Put in a loaf pan and bake at 325 degrees for one hour or until a cake tester comes out clean.