Ingredients
- 2 oranges
- 2 eggs
- 1 lemon
- 2 c sugar
- 2 c confectioners sugar
- 2 1/2 c sifted flour
- 1 3/8 c butter
- 1 c orange juice
- 1 c buttermilk
- 1 c walnuts (finely chopped)
- 4 tb rum
- 3 tb lemon juice
- 2 ts baking powder
- 1 tb orange rind (grated)
- 1 t baking soda
- 1/2 ts salt
Grand Marnier Cream butter; gradually add sugar and beat until light. Add fruit rinds; add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition until smooth. Fold in nuts. Pour into greased 9 or 10-inch 2-quart tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Strain fruit juices into saucepan. Add sugar and rum; bring to boil. Pour slowly over hot cake in pan. If all liquid is not absorbed, pour remainder on later. FOR ICING: Bring butter to room temperature. Mix all ingredients, adding enough Grand Marnier to make a spreading consistency. Spread on cooled cake.