Orange Liqueur Cake

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 1 (18 ounce) package  yellow cake mix with pudding (2-layer size)
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup triple sec or 1⁄2 cup  other  orange-flavored liqueur
• 2  teaspoons orange zest
• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup water

• Glaze

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon orange zest
• 1⁄2 cup triple sec or 1⁄2 cup  other  orange-flavored liqueur

Directions

1. Sprinkle pecans in bottom of a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
2. Set aside.
3. Combine remaining ingredients except Glaze in a large mixing bowl.
4. Beat 30 seconds at low speed of electric mixer, then 2 minutes at.
5. medium speed.
6. Pour into prepared pan.
7. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in.
8. center comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and let cool.
10. completely on wire rack.
11. Using a wooden pick, pierce cake at 1-inch intervals.
12. Spoon Glaze over cake.
13. Glaze: Melt butter in heavy saucepan.
14. Stir in orange juice and sugar.
15. Bring to a boil.
16. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
17. Remove from heat and stir in orange peel and liqueur.
18. Makes 1 1/4 cups.