Orange Pecan Coffee Cake Food

ORANGE-PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or with spoon, until light and fluffy. Add orange peel, vanilla and eggs; beat well.
• On low speed, add flour alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour, and beating well after each addition. Spread batter in pan.
• In medium bowl, mix 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons flour. Cut in 1/2 cup butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over batter in pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix powdered sugar and orange juice until smooth. Drizzle glaze over warm cake. Serve warm or cool.

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the granulated sugar, pecans and orange rind in a bowl; set aside for future use.
• Separate biscuit dough into individual biscuits; then gently separate individual biscuits in half.
• Place a cream cheese square between the 2 halves and pinch sides to seal each back together.
• Dip in butter and dredge in granulated sugar mixture.
• Stand biscuits on edge in a lightly greased 12-cup Bundt pan, spacing evenly.
• Drizzle with remaining butter and sprinkle with remaining granulated sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden.
• Immediately invert onto a serving plate.
• Glaze: Combine powdered sugar and orange juice; stir well.
• Drizzle over warm bread.
• Serve immediately.
• You may omit the cream cheese but still separate biscuits in half and dip as normal in sugar mixture.
• We do a half and half batch.
• There is not a strong orange flavor here.

DRIED CHERRY, ORANGE AND PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Stir in the cherries and pecans.
• In a separate bowl, cream sugar and ghee until light and whisk in eggs, vanilla, orange flavoring, milk and orange juice.
• Fold creamed mixture into dry ingredients a little at a time and working as lightly as possible. Stir until blended.
• Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Spread evenly.
• Spoon marmalade evenly over batter, and distribute chopped oranges evenly over top. Pour remaining batter over oranges.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and cool before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

PAULA DEEN'S NUTTY ORANGE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, pecans, and zest; set aside.
• Score and cut the cream cheese into 20 equal pieces, approximately 3/4 teaspoons each. Separate the biscuits.
• Place about 3/4 teaspoon cream cheese in the center of each biscuit. Fold each biscuit in half over the cheese, pressing the edges to seal.
• Dip the biscuits in melted butter, then dredge in the granulated sugar mixture. Place the biscuits, curved-side down, in a single layer in the hollows of a lightly greased 12-cup bundt pan, spacing them evenly (do not stack). Place any remaining biscuits around the tube, filling any gaps. Drizzle any remaining butter over the biscuits, and sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown. Immediately invert the cake onto a serving platter.
• Combine the confectioners' sugar and orange juice, stirring well; drizzle the glaze over the warm cake. Serve warm.