Recipe: Kahlua Orange Nut Cake with Nut Crust and Kahula Cream Glaze

KAHLUA ORANGE NUT CAKE

FOR THE NUT CRUST:
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs (unseasoned)
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
FOR THE CAKE:
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp Kahlua
1/4 cup light cream
2 tbsp grated orange peel
1/4 cup orange juice
3 cups flour, sifted
3 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
FOR THE GLAZE:
2/3 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tbsp Kahulua
1 tbsp cream
1 tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

MAKE THE CRUST:
Combine the ingredeints for the nut crust and press in 10-inch tube pan, along sides and bottom.

MAKE THE CAKE:
Combine 1/4 cup kahlua and light cream. Combine orange peel and juice; set aside.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time until blended. Stir in dry ingredients, alternately with Kahlua and juice mixtures, betaing only seconds until smooth. Turn into prepared pan.

Bake on rack below center of the oven for 50-55 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and brush the remaining 2 tbsp Kahlua over top of cake and cool.

MAKE THE GLAZE:
Combine the ingredients for the glaze. Drizzle glaze over top of cooled cake and let stand unti set. Garnish.