Orange Graham Cracker Bundt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely crushed graham cracker crumbs (low fat okay)
• 1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup light butter, softened (stick form)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup orange juice
• zest of one orange (reserving 1 tsp. for glaze)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
• 2 combine the flour, brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, softened light butter, applesauce, orange juice and the eggs. beat until smooth about 2 to 3 minutes. stir in the walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees f for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. let cake stand in pan for 20 minutes. invert cake onto a serving plate and drizzle with glaze.
• 4 directions for glaze: mix confectioners sugar, vanilla and 1 tbls. of orange juice. mix more orange juice until the glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle over cake. stir in orange zest.