Grand Marnier Cake

Grand Marnier Cake

This Grand Marnier cake recipe includes Grand Marnier, orange zest, and orange juice for a wonderful citrus flavor.
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  • Serves: 16 persons

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Gather the ingredients.
  2. Step 2

    Cream butter with 1 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Step 3

    Beat in egg yolks.
  4. Step 4

    Sift together the dry ingredients; add to the first mixture alternately with sour cream, beating until smooth.
  5. Step 5

    Stir in orange zest and chopped pecans.
  6. Step 6

    Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
  7. Step 7

    Pour batter into a buttered 9-inch tube pan and bake at 350 F for 45 to 50 minutes.
  8. Step 8

    Combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar with orange juice and Grand Marnier; pour over hot cake.
  9. Step 9

    Decorate top with pecan halves. Cool on rack before removing from pan.
  10. Step 10

    Enjoy.