Grand Marnier Orange Butter Cake
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
Filling
- 2/3 cup orange marmalade
- 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
- 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour* bottom and sides of two layer cake pans, tapping out excess flour. Position rack in center of oven.
Cake
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- With a wooden spoon in mixing bowl or with electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Alternately, add dry ingredients and juice, beating after each addition. Begin and end with flour. Scrape down sides of bowl and beater.
- Stir in grated orange zest and extracts.
- Spoon batter into prepared pans, level tops.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until top is golden brown and cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on wire rack for about 10 minutes.
- Run knife blade around edge of cake. Invert cakes on plate and cool cakes completely.
Filling
- n a small bowl, blend orange marmalade with 3 tablespoons liqueur.
- To fill layers, set one layer on flat serving plate. Spread evenly with marmalade/liqueur mixture, top with second layer.
Glaze
- Beat together confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons liqueur, melted butter and orange extract. Add orange juice to thin or more sifted sugar to thicken. Glaze should drip heavily from spatula. Spread on top of filled cake.
Notes
* For best results, use our Pan Release!
Wrapped airtight, this cake freezes well up to 6 months. Stored at room temperature, covered, it keeps a week.
Attribution
Posted by bettyboop50 at Recipe Goldmine May 7, 2001.
