almond orange streusel coffee cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• streusel:
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
• cake:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• glaze:
• 5 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9 inch tube pan.
• in a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, almonds, and flour. stir in butter and 1 teaspoon orange zest, and set aside.
• in a separate medium bowl, thoroughly beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer. mix in eggs one at a time. beat in remaining teaspoon orange zest and vanilla extract.
• in a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda. with an electric mixer set to low, alternately mix in egg mixture and 2/3 cups orange juice to make a batter. spoon 1/2 the batter into the prepared 9 inch tube pan. top with 1/2 the brown sugar mixture. cover with remaining batter, and top with remaining brown sugar mixture.
• bake 25 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. turn out a wire rack to cool.
• mix 5 teaspoons orange juice and confectioner's sugar in a small bowl, and use to glaze the cooled cake.