Grand Marnier Cake II

Name: Grand Marnier Cake II
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 eggs, separated; 2 cups flour, unsifted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup sour cream; 1 orange, zest of, grated; 1/4 cup almonds, chopped; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1/3 cup Grand Marnier; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds

Submitted by Tonkcats

"Grand Marnier Cake II"

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
3 eggs, separated
2 cups flour, unsifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
1 orange, zest of, grated
¹⁄₄ cup almonds, chopped
Topping
¹⁄₄ cup orange juice
¹⁄₃ cup Grand Marnier
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds

directions

Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in egg yolks.
Add flour, baking powder and baking soda alternately with sour cream, beating until smooth.
Stir in orange rind and chopped almonds.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into buttered 9-inch tube pan.
Bake in moderate 350 degree Fahrenheit oven about 50 minutes.
Mix orange juice, Grand Marnier, and sugar together; spoon over hot cake in pan.
Decorate top with almonds.
Cool before removing from pan.