Orange Liqueur Cake - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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