Grand Marnier Pound Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 2⁄3 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup Grand Marnier
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 5 eggs
- 12 ounces miniature chocolate chips
- 1⁄4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1⁄4 cup Grand Marnier
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
directions
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CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350. Generously butter a 10-inch fluted tube pan; then sprinkle it with flour, tapping out excess. Set aside.
- In large bowl, beat butter until creamy.
- Gradually beat in sugar, continue beating until the mix is light and fluffy.
- Turn mixer to low, sift in flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat until flour is absorbed. Beat in Grand Marnier and orange zest.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add mini-chips.
- Spread the batter in the prepared pan, smoothing the top even.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the cake shrinks from the side of the pan. You can use the toothpick method too!
- Let stand in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then carefully unmold the cake onto a second rack placed over a piece of wax paper or foil.
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GLAZE:
- Meanwhile, combine the orange juice, Grand Marnier and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over moderate heat.
- Lower heat and simmer until the mixture forms a light syrup, about 5 minutes.
- Brush the syrup all over the warm cake.
- When cooled, transfer it to a serving plate.
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Reviews
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The same exact recipe is on about.com. It's a pretty short bundt cake. I followed the recipe almost to a T except used Guittard semi-sweet chocolate morsels (not minis). Mine only took 60 min to bake. The flavor is nice but I could have used more orange liquer flavor in the batter. Will see what my co-workers and friends think of it before deciding to make it again, but so far I can say it has turned out a tasty, solid bundt cake.
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babygirl65
Crowley, TX
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