Orange Pumpkin Poppy Seed Cake

Very simple cake that is perfect for serving at dinner parties and special occasions. Glaze uses orange juice instead of milk for a nice variation and a play on the orange flavor within the cake. Found this on the Very Best Baking website.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• CAKE

• 1 (18 1/4ounce) package  yellow cake mix
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin (100% pure pumpkin)
• 3  large eggs
• 2⁄3 cup  orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup poppy seed

• GLAZE

• 1 1⁄2 cups  sifted powdered sugar
• 2 -3  tablespoons  orange juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour as 12-cup bundt pan.
3. Combine cake mix, pumpkin, eggs and orange juice in a large mixer bowl.
4. Beat on low speed until moistened and then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
5. Add poppy seeds and mix until blended.
6. Pour into prepared bundt pan.
7. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes and then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
9. *****FOR GLAZE****.
10. Sift the powdered sugar until fine.
11. Mix the powdered sugar with 2-3 tbls of orange juice in a small bowl and stir until smooth.
12. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake and allow to set up before serving.