Sour Cream Pumpkin Bundt Cake

A filling of brown sugar streusel makes this pumpkin-flavored cake a special treat. From the Nestles website

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• streusel

• 1⁄2 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2  teaspoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts (optional)

• cake

• 3  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  cups granulated sugar
• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, softened
• 4  large eggs
• 1  cup  pure pumpkin puree
• 8  ounces sour cream
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract

• glaze

• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 2  tablespoons  orange juice (up to 3) or 2  tablespoons milk (up to 3)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan.
3. FOR STREUSEL: COMBINE brown sugar, cinnamon and allspice in small bowl.
4. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is crumbly, fold in nuts.
5. FOR BATTER: COMBINE flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
6. Beat granulated sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
7. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
8. Add pumpkin, sour cream and vanilla extract; mix well.
9. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
10. TO ASSEMBLE: SPOON half of batter into prepared pan.
11. Sprinkle Streusel over batter, not allowing Streusel to touch sides of pan.
12. Top with remaining batter.
13. Make sure batter layer touches edges of pan.
14. BAKE for 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean.
15. Cool for 30 minutes in pan on wire rack.
16. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
17. Drizzle with Glaze and sprinkle with nuts.
18. FOR GLAZE: COMBINE 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice or milk in small bowl; stir until smooth.