Orange Walnut Rum Cake with Grand Marnier Icing recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine

2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

Grated rind of 2 oranges

Grated rind of 1 lemon

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 cup finely chopped walnuts

1 cup buttermilk or plain yoghurt

 

Recipe

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9- or 10-inch 2-quart tube pan.
• Cream butter
• gradually add sugar and beat until light.
• Add fruit rinds; add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
• Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition until smooth.
• Fold in nuts.
• Pour into prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 hour.

 

Pouring Liquid

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup orange juice

3 tablespoons lemon juice

4 tablespoons rum

• Strain fruit juices into saucepan.
• Add sugar and rum; bring to boil. Pour slowly over hot cake in pan.

 

Grand Marnier Icing

1/3 cup butter or margarine

2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

Grand Marnier

• Bring butter to room temperature.
• Mix all ingredients, adding enough Grand Marnier to make a good spreading consistency.
• Spread on cooled cake.

 

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