Almond Orange Streusel Coffee Cake recipe

12 servings

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

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 onto 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.