Tennessee Christmas Cake

Name: Tennessee Christmas Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine; 3 cups sugar; 6 large eggs, room temperature; 2 tablespoons orange juice; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 3/4 cups white lily all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon grated orange rind; 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted (divided); glaze; 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine; 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup honey; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Another from-scratch cake recipe from White Lily flour."

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 12

ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 ³⁄₄ cups white lily all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted (divided)
glaze
¹⁄₄ cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
¹⁄₄ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup honey
1 teaspoon grated orange rind

directions

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Generously coat a 10 inch tube or 10 cup bundt pan with no-stick flour spray.
Beat butter about 30 seconds or until creamy. Gradually add sugar; beat 5 to 7 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add orange juice and almond extract.
Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with sour cream. Beat on low speed after each addition, just until combined. Do not overmix. Fold in orange peel.
Spoon about 1/2 of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans. Spoon remaining batter over pecans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans.
Bake 1 1/2 hours or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool on wire rack.
Orange and Honey Glaze: In 1 cup glass measure, microwave butter on high for 1 minute or until melted. Stir in brown sugar, honey and orange peel. Microwave on High for 1 minute. Drizzle over cake.