Name: Orange Pecan Cake Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup butter; 1 cup white sugar; ¾ cup packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup sour cream; 2 tbsp orange zest; 1 ⅞ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp Baking Soda; ¼ tsp salt; ¾ cup pecans; ¼ cup orange juice; 2 tbsp brandy-based orange liqueur

Orange Pecan Cake Recipe

Lynn Anderson Modified: March 2, 2024

How To Make Orange Pecan Cake

Surprise your kids with this rich and creamy orange pecan cake on their birthday. Made tastier with Grand Marnier poured into it before baking.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cupbutter,softened
1cupwhite sugar
¾cuppacked brown sugar
2eggs
1tspvanilla extract
1cupsour cream
2tbsporange zest
1 ⅞cupsall-purpose flour
¾tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
¾cuppecans,chopped
¼cuporange juice
2tbspbrandy-based orange liqueur,such as Grand Marnier®

Instructions

Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine, ¾ cup granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs, then add vanilla, sour cream, and orange rind.
Beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the pecans. Pour the batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
In a small bowl, mix together the remaining ¼ cup sugar, the orange juice, and the liqueur.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until it tests done with a toothpick.
Pour the orange juice mixture over the hot cake. Transfer to a rack to cool.