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    Grand Marnier Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    1 cup butter
    1 cup sugar
    3 eggs
    1 teaspoon Grand Marnier
    or any good quality orange liqueur
    2 cups flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 1/2 cups sour cream
    Zest of one orange
    1 cup chopped walnuts
    Topping:
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 cup orange juice
    1/3 cup Grand Marnier
    blanched slivered almonds

    Recipe



    1. Preheat oven to 350 deg.
    2. Cream: 1 cup butter with 1 cup sugar until pale and fluffy.
    3. Beat in: 3 egg yolks, one at a time.
    4. Add: 1 teaspoon Grand Marnier
    5. Sift together: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1
    teaspoon baking soda.
    6. Add dry ingredients to batter, alternating with 1 1/2 cups sour cream,
    beginning and ending with dry ingredients and mixing until smooth.
    7. Stir in zest of 1 orange and 1 cup chopped walnuts.
    8. Beat until stiff, 3 egg whites. Fold into batter.
    Pour batter into a greased 9-inch tube pan.
    9. Bake in 350 deg. oven for 50-55 minutes, or until cake tests done.
    Topping:
    Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup orange juice, and 1/3 cup Grand Marnier.
    Pour over hot cake while it is in the pan.
    Sprinkle with blanched slivered almonds and let cake cool before removing
    from the pan.

 

 

 


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