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Almond Streusel Cake

Ingredients :
STREUSEL
1	cup	Firmly packed light brown sugar
1	cup	Sliced almonds
1/4	cup	All-purpose flour
3	tbl	Butter or margarine, melted
1	tsp	Grated orange zest
CAKE
1	stk	butter or margarine, softened
1/2	cup	Granulated sugar
3	lrg	Eggs
1	tsp	Grated orange zest
1/2	tsp	Vanilla extract
2	cup	All-purpose flour
1	tsp	Baking powder
1	tsp	Baking soda
2/3	cup	Orange juice
GLAZE
1/2	cup	Confectioners' sugar
2 1/2	tsp	Orange juice

How to cook :

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9- or 10-inch tube pan.
2. To prepare the streusel, in a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, nuts, and flour.
Stir in the butter and zest.
3. To prepare cake, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in zest and vanilla.
4. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
5. Reduce mixer speed to low.
Alternately beat flour mixture and orange juice into egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
6. Spoon half of the batter into prepared pan.
Sprinkle with half of the streusel.
Top with the remaining batter and streusel.
7. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. To prepare the glaze, in a cup, stir together confectioners' sugar and orange juice until smooth.
9. Turn the cake out onto a serving plate, placing it right-side up.
Drizzle with the glaze.

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