Kahlua Orange Nut Cake
Ingredients
1/4 C. Kahlua
1/4 C. light cream
2 Tbsp. orange peel; grated
1/4 C. orange juice
3 C. flour; sifted
3 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3/4 C. shortening
1 1/4 C. sugar
3 eggs
2 Tbsp. Kahlua
Nut crust
1 C. walnuts; fine chop
2/3 C. fine bread crumbs
1/2 C. light brown sugar
1/3 C. butter; melted
Glaze
2/3 C. confectioners sugar
1 Tbsp. Kahlua
1 Tbsp. cream
1 Tbsp. butter; melted
Cooking Instructions
Oven temperature: 350 degrees. Prepare nut crust by mixing the nut crust ingredients together well, press in 10 inch tube pan, sides and bottom. Combine 1/4 C. Kahlua and cream. Combine orange peel and juice. sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until blended. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with Kahlua and juice mixtures, beating only until smooth. Turn into prepared pan. Bake on rack below center of oven for 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan for ten minutes. Invert on rack and remove pan. Brush 2 Tbls. Kahlua over top of cake and cool. Combine the glaze ingredients and mix until very smooth. Drizzle glaze over top and let stand until set. Garnish.
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