Orange Liquer Cake
Liked by both fruitcake lovers and haters.
Yield
1 dozenPrep
30 minCook
1 hrsReady
2 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
butter
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 4 | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
| 2 to 3 | tablespoons |
orange zest
|
|
| 2 | cups |
dates
chopped and dredged in small amount of flour |
|
| 2 | cups |
pecans
chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 946 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 355 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
|
orange zest
|
|
||
| 473 | ml |
dates
chopped and dredged in small amount of flour |
|
| 473 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
Directions
Cream sugar and butter well.
Beat in eggs 1 at a time with mixer until wel l blended.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermil k, mixing well after each addition.
Stir in orange peel, dates, and pecans.
Pour into large buttered and floured tube pan or 3 medium loaf pans.
Bake 325 for 1½ hours or until done.
Cake should pull away from side of the pan when done.
Before removing cake and while hot, punch a lot of holes in cake.
Spoon icing on cake Icing 1 C. Orange juice 2 cup Sugar ¼ cup Grand Marnier 2 Tbs. Grated orange peel Mix before making cake. Stir occasionally.
