Almond Orange Streusel Coffee Cake

This is a fabulous coffee cake! It has a crumbly sliced almond and brown sugar streusel topping plus a delicious glaze and a hint of orange throughout the cake. For variety, substitute a different type of nut in the streusel mixture. You can also use a Bundt cake pan if you don't have a tube pan. Absolutely irresistible!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 416 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup sliced almonds
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 5 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch tube pan.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, almonds, and flour. Stir in butter and 1 teaspoon orange zest, and set aside.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

Mix 5 teaspoons orange juice and confectioner's sugar in a small bowl, and use to glaze the cooled cake.