Apple Streusel Cake

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• (streusel)
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped apples
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 t. ground cinnamon
• 3 T. butter, melted
• (cake)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1 t. baking soda
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• ½ t. vanilla
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• (glaze)
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 ½ t. orange juice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a tube pan.
Prepare streusel in a medium bowl. Combine first 5 ingredients. Stir in melted butter.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; mix well. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium speed till 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 remaining batter over the streusel, spreading to make an even layer. Swirl batter with a knife to create a marble pattern. 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 to 35 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
Combine powdered sugar and orange juice. Mix well. Turn cake out onto a serving plate; invert to streusel is on top. Drizzle glaze over cake; serve.