Almond Strudel Coffee Cake

From Virginia Bed and Breakfasts Inns

Ingredients

Strudel

1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup of flour
3 tbsp of butter, melted
1 tsp of grated orange zest

Cake

1/2 cup of butter, softened
1/2 cup of sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp of orange zest
1/2 tsp of vanilla
2 cups of flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of baking soda
2/3 cup of orange juice

Method

Combine the strudel ingredients and set aside. Make cake by creaming butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, zest, and vanilla, and mix well. Combine dry ingredients; stir in alternately with orange juice. Layer half the cake batter in a greased Bundt pan. Layer half the strudel mixture, the rest of the batter, and then the remaining strudel. Bake in a 350°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a rack, strudel side up, and pour on a mixture of 1/2 cup powdered sugar mixed with 2 tsp of orange juice. Serves 16.