Easy Recipes from the Pot Rack – April 2023
When we think of cake with a touch of liquor in it, our minds might conjure up a rum cake. Last May I featured a Margarita cake which may have been my most viewed recipe. Today, I present Grand Marnier cake. Why? Because it’s delicious! And do you know that adding a touch of booze to your cake recipes keeps them moist longer? It’s true. Our friends in the South figured that out a long time ago. Cheers to them!
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup salted butter
3 large eggs
1 cup sour cream (game changing ingredient)
2 tablespoons orange zest
(from 1 large orange)
1/2 cup finely chopped roasted blanched almonds
Glaze
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier)
1/4 cup fresh orange juice (from 1 large orange)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a Bundt or Tube pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time every minute or so while beating.
- Add flour mixture and sour cream to sugar mixture. Add orange zest and almonds, and beat on medium until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cake cool on a wire rack then turn out onto a serving dish.
- Prepare the Glaze: Combine sugar, orange liqueur, and orange juice in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Brush hot Glaze over warm cake.
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. M Mm Mmm.