Figgy Orange Streusel Cake Food

FIGGY ORANGE STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350ºF.
• STREUSEL:
• Grease and flour a 10" (4L) tube pan. Combine all ingredients for streusel in food processor.
• Pulse just until chunky (or chop nuts and mix with other ingredients). Set aside.
• CAKE:
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until creamy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Add to butter mixture alternatively with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of buttermilk.
• Stir in figs and zest.
• Spread half of batter in prepared pan; sprinkle with half the streusel.
• Spread remaining batter on top; sprinkle with remaining streusel.
• BAKE in centre of 350ºF (180ºC) oven for 50-60 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes, then remove and serve warm or cool.

ALMOND ORANGE STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch tube pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, almonds, and flour. Stir in butter and 1 teaspoon orange zest, and set aside.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Mix 5 teaspoons orange juice and confectioner's sugar in a small bowl, and use to glaze the cooled cake.

SOUR CREAM-ORANGE COFFEE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE-PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• For streusel:
• Whisk brown sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture holds together in small, moist clumps. Mix in pecans and chocolate chips. (Can be made up to 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until blended and smooth. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then orange peel and vanilla extract. Mix in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with sour cream in 3 additions. Mix in orange juice. Spread half of batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of streusel. Drop remaining batter over by heaping tablespoonfuls; carefully spread batter to make even layer. Sprinkle with remaining streusel.
• Bake cake 30 minutes. Lay sheet of foil loosely over pan to keep topping from browning too quickly. Continue baking until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes longer. Remove foil. Cool cake in pan on rack 20 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar; serve warm or at room temperature. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cool completely. Store airtight at room temperature.)

CRAN-ORANGE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in the milk, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and orange zest., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

ORANGE STREUSEL LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.
• For streusel topping, place 2 tablespoons cake mix, brown sugar, butter or margarine and cinnamon in medium bowl.
• Mix well with fork until crumbly.
• Stir in pecans, if using.
• Set aside.
• For cake, combine remaining cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream and oil in large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 3 minutes (do the entire 3 minutes).
• Pour batter into pans.
• Sprinkle with streusel mixture.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 15 minutes.
• Remove loaves from pans and let cool completely.
• For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and milk or orange juice in a small bowl.
• Stir until smooth.
• Drizzle over cooled loaves.