Armenian Orange Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 pint whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 2 tablespoons grand marnier (or cointreau)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine the brown sugar, flour, butter, salt, orange peel and all-spice in a medium size bowl.
• 3 blend with a pastry blender (or mix with your hand) until the mixture is crumbly and completely blended.
• 4 grease a baking pan. spread half of the crumb mixture on the baking pan and pressed the mixture down evenly.
• 5 in a small mixing bowl, combine the baking soda, sour cream and egg. stir to mix well.
• 6 add the sour cream mixture into the remaining half of the crumb mixture. blend well.
• 7 pour the batter over the crumb base.
• 8 sprinkle the top with almond flakes or chopped nuts.
• 9 bake in the 350f oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the tester comes out clean.
• 10 serve warm with the orange whipped cream topping.
• 11 orange whipped cream topping:.
• 12 whip cream until stiff. stir in sugar, peel and liqueur. let stand for about one hour to let flavors blend.