Ingredients

  • Streusel
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped apple
  • 1 1 cup pecans or 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter
  • Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • Glaze
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons orange juice

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease a 9 or 10-inch bundt pan.
  • Streusel: Combine brown sugar, almonds, flour and cinnamon.
  • Stir in melted butter; set aside.
  • In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Mix well.
  • In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer until fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time; beat after each addition; add vanilla.
  • Set mixer to low.
  • Alternately beat flour mixture and orange juice into egg mixture.
  • Put half of the cake batter into the bundt pan.
  • Add half of the streusel.
  • Spoon and spread remaining batter over struesel.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and add remaining streusel.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes more.
  • When completely cool, remove from pan and glaze with icing (a zig-zag pattern looks very nice!).