Friday, December 29, 2006

Sour Cream Pumpkin Bundt Cake...

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
2 tsp. butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 8oz. container sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan.

For streusel, combine brown sugar, cinnamon and allspice in small bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is crumbly.

For batter, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin, sour cream and vanilla extract; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle streusel over batter, not allowing streusel to touch sides of pan. Top with remaining batter. Make sure batter layer touches edges of pan.

Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool for 30 minutes in pan on wire rack. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely.

For glaze, combine 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons milk in small bowl; stir until smooth. Drizzle cake with glaze.