Grand Marnier Puns

My kid's first teen birthday is coming up and wanted to ring in this new year with their favorite cake, chocolate Grand Marnier. The bakeries that I know of do not have it listed on their menus. Do you know if a bakery, preferred SE, that makes this flavored cake?

Thank you for all of your help.

So I just finished my first bottle of Grand Marnier and I love the stuff. But it is kind of expensive so I’m thinking I’ll make it a once in a while, special treat as far as my bottle rotation goes. Is there anything comparable for a lower price point? I’m open to trying all kinds of drinks so don’t be shy to go outside the box here. Basically, to my fellow Grand Marnier lovers, what are some other bottles you enjoy which you see as similar? Thanks!

Also should I use white sugar or honey or marmalade for the mandarin sauce?

should I use just juice or also zest?

should I use water or chicken stock?

Does the baking powder trick work for duck breasts to dry it out in just an hour?

Keeping duck breasts cold before cooking is better?

thanks chefs!!!

I've googled around and all of the recipes I see for cocktails with Cynar call for vermouth and I'm 95% sure the cocktail I had in Seattle did not have vermouth.

Anyway, if I have Bourbon, Cynar, some kind of Grand Mariner or Cointreau, and maybe one other ingredient (but not vermouth) what is a good drink recipe?

For Christmas, my wife got me a beginner bartending set with shaker, jigger, hawthorne strainer, etc., and I’ve been like a mad scientist since then. One point of confusion is Cointreau vs. Grand Marnier vs. Triple Sec. I see these being used in different recipes, often interchangeably. Are they the same thing? Can they be used interchangeably? If not, is one more versatile than the others?

Would this be a suitable substitution in sauces that call for Grand Marnier, e.g. in crèpes suzette or a savoury sauce for duck? I don't have any Grand Marnier, but based on its composition I was thinking it might be viable. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I am baking an orange cake in the morning and the recipe calls for a few tablespoons of grand marnier. I forgot to pick some up at a liquor store yesterday (the only place I can buy liquor in my state), and the liquor stores won’t open in time for me to make the cake.

The only alcohol I have on hand right now are a Zinfandel and mezcal... Google tells me that orange extract is an appropriate sub but I’m not sure if that’s readily available at my supermarket. Can anyone help me out? Would orange blossom water work?

I'm planning on making Crepe Suzette for my SO for our Christmas breakfast and was wondering what i could substitute Grand Marnier with. I'm in a part of the world where it's very hard to find Grand Marnier and was wondering if Cointreau would be good enough? Or maybe a dry Curacao?

Any help would be soooo much appreciated. Thank you so much!

Edit: Thank you so much for your answers! Really helps A LOT! I'll go through with the Cointreau.

Ran across these at Arrow Wine and Spirits, a 750ml Grand Marnier and two branded glencairns. I bought a set of 4 off-brand glencairns about 8 months ago, and had broken 2 of them on accident cleaning them.

The two in this gift set are 'genuine' glencairn glasses, and not knock offs, and I got the set for the same price as the Grand Marnier alone.