[Sca-cooks] Grand Marnier Cake subsitutuions

[Sayyida Halima al-Shafi'i of Raven's Cove]

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>A while ago, someone asked about doing variations with that wonderful
>recipe, "Cranberry  Grand Marnier Poundcake."   They toyed with the idea of
>using apricots.    Well, I did that variation last weekend.  I used my own
>home-infused apricot  brandy  {in case there are 'revunooers spying on the
>List} and dried apricots.  The taste & texture of the cake is just as
>wonderful,  the apricots, that I had chopped into small bits were a bit
>drier & chewy-er  than when they came out of the bag.   Worth trying with
>other possibilities.
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When I made my own apricot brandy, I saved the chopped brandied apricots 
and froze them.  I bet that'd be yummy in this recipe...

Halima