Orange Liqueur Cake
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix with pudding (2-layer size)
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup triple sec or 1/2 cup other orange-flavored liqueur
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
- Glaze
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 cup triple sec or 1/2 cup other orange-flavored liqueur
- Sprinkle pecans in bottom of a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
- Set aside.
- Combine remaining ingredients except Glaze in a large mixing bowl.
- Beat 30 seconds at low speed of electric mixer, then 2 minutes at.
- medium speed.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in.
- center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and let cool.
- completely on wire rack.
- Using a wooden pick, pierce cake at 1-inch intervals.
- Spoon Glaze over cake.
- Glaze: Melt butter in heavy saucepan.
- Stir in orange juice and sugar.
- Bring to a boil.
- Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in orange peel and liqueur.
- Makes 1 1/4 cups.
pecans, yellow cake, eggs, vegetable oil, triple sec, orange zest, orange juice, water, butter, orange juice, sugar, orange zest, triple sec
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/orange-liqueur-cake-45844 (may not work)