Orange Walnut Coffee Cake With Orange Glaze

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Easy to make tasty orange cake starting with a yellow cake mix, and baked in a spring form pan for pretty presentation. From family circle fast meals cookbook, a treasured 1972 cook book from my collection.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.

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Grease an 8-inch spring form pan.

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Flour lightly , tapping out excess flour , or use pan release recipe #78579.

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Combine cake mix , orange zest , orange juice and water in a large mixer bowl.

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Beat the batter according to package directions.

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Stir in walnuts.

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Pour into prepared pan.

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Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes , or until top springs back when lightly pressed with finger.

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Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes.

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Loosen cake around edge with a knife.

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Release spring , and carefully lift off side of pan.

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Place cake on a wire rack.

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Cool completely.

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Remove cake from metal base.

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Place on a serving plate.

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Glaze:.

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Blend sifted icing sugar and orange juice together.

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Stir in 1 tablespoon more orange juice , a little at a time , until glaze is thin enough to pour from a spoon.

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Spoon over top of cake , letting mixture drizzle down side.

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A slotted spoon is great for drizzling.

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Sprinkle thin orange peel strips , or grated orange zest ,.

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Ingredients

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yellow cake mix, orange zest, orange juice, water, walnuts, icing sugar, orange strips