Grand Marnier Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Grand Marnier Cake

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Dia's Scrap Book
Ethnic

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups Sugar
1 cup Butter
4 Eggs
4 cups Sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups Buttermilk
2 tablespoons Grated orange rind -- (or 3)
2 cups Dates chopped and dredged
- in small amount of flour
2 cups Pecans chopped

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 3
25 for 1 1/2 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 C. Sugar 1/4 C. Grand Marnier 2 Tbs. Grated orange peel

Mix before making cake. Stir occasionally.

Liked by both fruitcake lovers and haters. :-)

Source: Unknown Typos courtesy of Becci McClain, 1994

From Dia's Scrap Book busted by MC Buster 2.0d


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