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Cinnamon Streusel Cake

Difficulty:

★☆☆


Almond or orange flavoring in the glaze instead of vanilla is a nice change of pace.

- Kimberly

Ingredients

For the cake:
  1. 1 package yellow cake mix
  2. 1 package vanilla instant pudding (sugar-free works too)
  3. 2 tbsp oil
  4. 2 eggs
  5. 1 1/3 cups water
For the streusel:
  1. 1/2 cup flour
  2. 1/2 cup brown sugar
  3. 2 tbsp butter
  4. 2 tsp cinnamon
  5. 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
For the glaze:
  1. 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  2. 1/4 tsp vanilla, almond, or orange flavoring

Preparation

Heat oven to 375°. Grease and flour a tube pan.

Blend the cake mix in an electric mixer with the pudding, water, oil, and eggs. Mix for 2 minutes.

Combine the streusel ingredients. Put about a quarter of the streusel on the bottom of the tube pan, add a layer of cake batter, then more streusel, alternating and ending with cake batter on top.

Bake for 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

For the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar and flavoring, thinning with a few drops of water or milk if needed. Let the cake cool, then drizzle with the glaze.