Apple Streusel Cake
Streusel
1 c brown sugar
1 c chopped apples
1 c sliced almonds,
pecans, or walnuts (optional) – I use ½ c pecans
¼ c flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3 Tbsp butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9- or 10-inch tube pan. To prepare streusel, in a medium bowl, combine
brown sugar, apples, almonds, flour and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter.
Cake
2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ c (1 stick) butter,
softened
½ c granulated sugar
3 large eggs
½ tsp vanilla extract
1/3 c orange juice
- In medium bowl,
combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; mix well. In a large bowl,
using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light
and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition. Add
vanilla.
- Set mixer to low;
alternately beat flour mixture and orange juice into egg mixture. Spoon half
of batter into tube pan. Sprinkle with half of streusel.
- Spoon the remaining
batter over the streusel, spreading to make an even layer.
- Bake for 15
minutes. Remove cake from oven; sprinkle top with remaining streusel. Return
cake to the oven; bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean,
about 30-35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool completely.
Glaze
½ c confectioners’
sugar
2½ tsp orange juice
Combine confectioners’ sugar and orange juice. Mix well. Turn cake out onto a
serving plate; invert so streusel is on top. Drizzle glaze over cake; serve.
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