Grand Marnier Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar
• 3 eggs separated
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream
• grated rind of 1 orange
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/3 cup grand marnier
• 2 tbsp slivered blanched almonds

Directions

1. Cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream, beating until smooth. Stir in rind and chopped nuts. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into buttered 9 inch tube pan and bake in moderate (350 degree) oven for 50 minutes
2. Mix 1/2 cup sugar, orange juice and grand marnier and spoon over hot cake in pan. Decorate top with almonds. Cool before removing from pan