ORANGE WALNUT CAKE

Orange Walnut Cake image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 1 large cake, serving 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1/2 pound butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups fresh orange juice
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
2 tablespoons Cointreau, Triple Sec or Grand Marnier

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a nine-inch springform baking pan.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and set aside. Beat the butter and one-and-a-third cups of the sugar together until light, then beat in the eggs. Add the flour alternately with one cup of the orange juice. Fold in the walnuts and orange rind.
Spread batter in prepared pan and bake about 1 hour and 10 minutes, until browned and a cake tester comes out clean.
Shortly before the cake is finished baking, simmer the remaining one-fourth cup of orange juice with the remaining sugar and the liqueur until the mixture is reduced to about three tablespoons and is syrupy.
As soon as the cake is done, poke it about a dozen times with a skewer, then brush the warm glaze over it. Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 356, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 125 milligrams, Sugar 27 grams, TransFat 1 gram