Pound Cake With Grand Marnier-Poached Apricots

• 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 2 cups superfine sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup Grand Marnier
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups dried apricots (about 8 ounces)
• 1 1 1/2" piece peeled ginger, sliced
• Lightly sweetened whipped cream (for serving)
• A 10"-diameter tube pan or angel food cake pan

1. Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 325u0b0F. Butter and flour pan. Whisk salt, cream of tartar, cardamom, and 3 cups flour in a medium bowl.
2. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat 2 cups butter until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low and gradually add superfine sugar. Increase speed to high and beat until very light and creamy, 6-8 minutes longer. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating to blend between additions. Beat in cream and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; gradually add dry ingredients, mixing until mostly combined. Finish mixing with a rubber spatula just until combined. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake cake, rotating halfway through, until top is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cake cool completely before turning out.
4. DO AHEAD:
5. Bring Grand Marnier, granulated sugar, and 2/3 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add apricots and ginger, reduce heat to low, and simmer gently until apricots are very soft, 20-25 minutes. Let cool.
6. Remove ginger just before serving. Serve cake with apricots and syrup and whipped cream.
7. DO AHEAD:

unsalted butter, allpurpose flour, kosher salt, cream of tartar, ground cardamom, sugar, eggs, heavy cream, vanilla, grand marnier, granulated sugar, ginger, whipped cream, tube pan

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pound-cake-with-grand-marnier-poached-apricots-51205360 (may not work)