Paula Deen’s Nutty Orange Coffee Cake
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: Paula Deen
Serves 12 peopleCategories: Breakfast, Coffee Cake, Paula Deen
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 (12 ounce) cans refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 count)
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, pecans, and zest; set aside.
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Score and cut the cream cheese into 20 equal pieces, approximately 3/4 teaspoons each.
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Separate the biscuits.
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Place about 3/4 teaspoon cream cheese in the center of each biscuit.
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Fold each biscuit in half over the cheese, pressing the edges to seal.
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Dip the biscuits in melted butter, then dredge in the granulated sugar mixture. Place the biscuits, curved-side down, in a single layer in the hollows of a lightly greased 12-cup bundt pan, spacing them evenly (do not stack).
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Place any remaining biscuits around the tube, filling any gaps.
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Drizzle any remaining butter over the biscuits, and sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture.
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Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.
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Immediately invert the cake onto a serving platter.
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Combine the confectioners’ sugar and orange juice, stirring well; drizzle the glaze over the warm cake.
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Serve warm.