Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

I've made this several times now and absolutely love it. I always half the mixture and instead of the liqueur I just use a couple spoons of lemon juice. I've also made it using milk instead of buttermilk as I had none left and added a spoon of lemon juice to the milk 10 mins before using and I didn't notice a difference to the taste or consistency. The volumes of lemon juice and icing sugar in the recipe didn't work for me. I just slowly added a few tablespoons of the lemon juice to make the right consistency.

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Gillian26

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2011

This turned out delicious! Moist and rich like a pound cake, fluffy and light like a loaf. I only rated the recipe 4 stars though because I changed it right off the bat. I skipped the liqueur, subbed orange juice and grated some orange rind into the batter. I mixed as per another review: beating well after each egg, then alternated adding wet and dry ingredients to the base, ending with dry. I also spooned some additional orange juice + white sugar over the hot cake, then frosted with an orange juice + confectioner's sugar glaze. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing!

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Rob's Girl

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2010

I was so pleased with the results! I took others' advice and added lemon juice to the batter. It makes the buttermilk curdle, but that's ok, as it all evens out when you mix with the dry ingredients. I also added a cap-full of almond extract, and omitted the liqueur as I didn't have any. I halved the recipe because I only wanted one loaf. Definitely a keeper! Not too dry, but not too moist, either. Not too sweet, not too heavy.

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christa124

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2010

Absolutely delicious! Exactly what I was looking for. I think its very close to a pound cake consistancy. Very versitale, I had to make changes since I didn't have all the ingredients. Didn't have orange liquer so I used lemon juice instead. Used ground ginger and added it to the wet ingredients. I reduced the lemon juice in the icing, and added milk. Powder sugar was probably what was intended when listed as "white" sugar. Excellent cake! Light ginger taste goes very well will the zesty lemon.

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teacher2001

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2009

The glaze was the best part of this recipe, and I will definitely use that again on another lemon cake. However, the cake was just okay, and I didn't get any "zesty" at all. Couldn't taste the acidity of the buttermilk, the flavor of the Grand Marinier, or the ginger's zing. I had high hopes, but it is actually kind of blah.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009

My husband LOVED this bread. I had a few blueberries in the frig so I added them to the batter. So good - it is a good thing this recipe made two loaves! Used 9 by 5 inch bread pans for this recipe.

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Mary H

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Living In: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2009

I goofed the first couple of times and used regular white sugar not confectioners sugar; the clear glaze soaked into the loaf. Then wrapping it with plastic wrap allowed the loaf to absorb the sweet glaze. Still have not added the Grand Marnier because I thought it was too much to pay for 2 tbsp of flavor. Now that I've made the recipe at least a dozen times I wish I had tried the liquor. I will use powdered sugar and the liquor next. But always end up making more loafs to use up the buttermilk. I like the consistency when in a 9" rather than 8" pan. The best part is serving it with a lemon gelato and fresh blueberries and raspberries!

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Cathy Walker

Reviewed: May 15, 2009

This was a tasty cake with lots of lemon flavor. Adults will probably enjoy it more than children, because it's pretty tangy. It's a bit lighter than a pound cake, but heavier than a regular cake. I used 1 cup of milk mixed with 1/4 c. lemon juice, as I didn't have any buttermilk. Also, the glaze was WAY too thin--I think a tablespoon of lemon juice would have been enough. I put a little of the glaze (I thickened it with lots more powdered sugar)on while the cake was warm and added a bit more when it had cooled. This way some soaked in, and some remained on top.

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2009

This was a great and different loaf to try! Very easy, had lots of wonderful, natural smells and looks beautiful! I agree with some reviewers, that you don't need near as much lemon juice for the glaze but otherwise it was perfect as is!

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WEBANGEL14

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Irwin, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

I've just finished baking this and haven't actually tasted it yet, but it smells pretty good! Two problems with the recipe... it calls for ginger in the ingredients, but doesn't mention it in the directions. I had fresh ginger on hand so added it with the wet ingredients. The other possible problem is the second amount of sugar says "white sugar" so that's what I used, white granulated sugar, same as in the main recipe. I think it was supposed to be icing sugar though, judging by the photograph! I didn't need nearly that much sweet lemon juice - maybe half. It perhaps would be different if it was icing sugar...??? Can't wait to try it anyway! :)

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