Apple Streusel Cake

• Streusel↗
• packed light brown sugar1 cup
• chopped apple1 cup
• pecans or walnuts↗1 cup
• all-purpose flour↗1⁄4 cup
• ground cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• melted butter3 tablespoons
• Cake
• all-purpose flour↗2 cups
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• butter↗1⁄2 cup

  softened

• sugar↗1⁄2 cup
• large eggs↗3
• vanilla extract↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• cup orange juice↗1⁄3
• Glaze↗
• cup icing sugar↗1⁄2
• teaspoons orange juice↗2 1⁄2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Grease a 9 or 10-inch bundt pan.

3. 3

   Streusel: Combine brown sugar, almonds, flour and cinnamon.

4. 4

   Stir in melted butter; set aside.

5. 5

   In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda.

6. 6

   Mix well.

7. 7

   In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer until fluffy.

8. 8

   Add eggs one at a time; beat after each addition; add vanilla.

9. 9

   Set mixer to low.

10. 10

    Alternately beat flour mixture and orange juice into egg mixture.

11. 11

    Put half of the cake batter into the bundt pan.

12. 12

    Add half of the streusel.

13. 13

    Spoon and spread remaining batter over struesel.

14. 14

    Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and add remaining streusel.

15. 15

    Bake 35-40 minutes more.

16. 16

    When completely cool, remove from pan and glaze with icing (a zig-zag pattern looks very nice!).