Streusel Orange Cake

woodland hues's Note:

A favourite, really nice for afternoon coffee or tea, or after dinner dessert.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup orange juice

streusel topping

• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted

Directions:

1. Oven preheated to 375 degrees F.
2. In a medium size mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, egg and orange rind together.
3. In a small bowl, stir flour, baking powder and salt together.
4. Add orange juice and flour mixture alternately to the batter mixture, mixing well.
5. Pour into a square or round 8x8" pan, greased, and sprinkle with the streusel topping ingredients combined.
6. Bake for 30- 35 minutes.

Reviews

[Singin'Chef]

I would LOVE for something to be "missing" from the write-up of this recipe. Specifically, the streusel.....is it complete? Is it correct? The cake batter was oh-so-nice (I used an organic orange and added a few drops of orange oil to the batter) but the topping was extremely gooey and, even though I had doubts about the correctness of the ingredients list, I forged ahead anyway. The topping all sunk to the bottom! As it cooled, I figured I'd just be prying out the hardened goop with each "piece" I wanted to extract! The taste is good.....but I'll be trying a totally different topping next time! I really wanted this to be good since preparation was so easy..... I'll check back to see if anything changes!