Almond Streusel Cake

Title:
Almond Streusel Cake

Yield:
16 Servings

Categories:
Cake




Ingredients:




----------------------------------STREUSEL----------------------------------


     1 c  Firmly packed light brown


          -sugar


     1 c  Sliced almonds


   1/4 c  All-purpose flour


     3 tb Butter or margarine; melted


     1 ts Grated orange zest





------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------


     1    Stick butter or margarine;


          -softened


   1/2 c  Granulated sugar


     3 lg Eggs


     1 ts Grated orange zest


   1/2 ts Vanilla extract


     2 c  All-purpose flour


     1 ts Baking powder


     1 ts Baking soda


   2/3 c  Orange juice



-----------------------------------GLAZE-----------------------------------


   1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar


 2 1/2 ts Orange juice





 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9- or 10-inch tube pan.


 


 2. To prepare the streusel, in a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar,


 nuts, and flour. Stir in the butter and zest.


 


 3. 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.


 


 4. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.


 


 5. Reduce mixer speed to low.  Alternately beat flour mixture and orange


 juice into egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour.


 


 6. Spoon half of the batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of the


 streusel. Top with the remaining batter and streusel.


 


 7. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35


 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.


 


 8. To prepare the glaze, in a cup, stir together confectioners' sugar and


 orange juice until smooth.


 


 9. Turn the cake out onto a serving plate, placing it right-side up.


 Drizzle with the glaze.


 


 FROM "GREAT AMERICAN HOME


 


 BAKING" CARDS


 


 From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained


 lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.  Downloaded from Glen's MM


 Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.