Orange Walnut Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. 2
   Butter and flour a nine-inch springform baking pan.
3. 3
   Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
4. 4
   Beat the butter and one-and-a-third cups of the sugar together until light, then beat in the eggs.
5. 5
   Add the flour alternately with one cup of the orange juice.
6. 6
   Fold in the walnuts and orange rind.
7. 7
   Spread batter in prepared pan and bake about 1 hour and 10 minutes, until browned and a cake tester comes out clean.
8. 8
   Shortly before the cake is finished baking, simmer the remaining one-fourth cup of orange juice with the remaining sugar and the liqueur until the mixture is reduced to about three tablespoons and is syrupy.
9. 9
   As soon as the cake is done, poke it about a dozen times with a skewer, then brush the warm glaze over it.
10. 10
    Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.