• 1 whole angel food cake, torn into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 cup Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 Tbs. cornstarch
• 3 Tbs. cocoa powder, heaping
• 3 Tbs. all purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 tsp. unsalted butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups whipping cream
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. orange peel, grated

Arrange cake pieces in the bottom of a 9x13 inch dish. Drizzle liqueur over cake. Set aside. Combine next 4 ingredients in a heavy non-reactive saucepan. Stir in milk and egg yolks. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly. Immediately remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla until butter is melted. Mix thoroughly. Pour hot pudding over cake. Press plastic wrap over pudding surface to prevent skin from forming. Chill in refrigerator. Meanwhile, using a chilled bowl and beaters, combine next 3 ingredients and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until thick. Spread over chilled cake and pudding mixture. Serve chilled.

This recipe serves 8 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 8 only.

Per serving: calories 526, fat 23.1g, 41% calories from fat, cholesterol 156mg, protein 8.2g, carbohydrates 66.1g, fiber 1.4g, sugar 55.0g, sodium 394mg, diet points 12.7.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.5, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 0.4, Lean meat: 0.0, Fat: 5.0, Sugar: 3.5, Very lean meat protein: 0.1

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