Almond Streusel Cake
Ingredients
Streusel
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup almonds sliced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbs butter
- 1 tsp orange zest grated
Cake
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp orange zest grated
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2/3 cup orange juice
Glaze
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F. Grease a 9 or 10-inch tube pan.
- To prepare the streusel, in a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, nuts, and flour. Stir in the butter and zest.
- To prepare cake, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in zest and vanilla.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Reduce mixer speed to low. Alternately beat flour mixture and orange juice into egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
- Spoon half of the batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of the streusel. Top with the remaining batter and streusel.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To prepare the glaze, in a cup, stir together confectioners' sugar and orange juice until smooth.
- Turn the cake out onto a serving plate, placing it right-side up. Drizzle with the glaze.
Notes
For a different streusel mixture, substitute chopped walnuts for the almonds
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