NUTTY GRAHAM PICNIC CAKE

Nutty Graham Picnic Cake image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
1 cup (14squares) finely crushed graham crackers or graham cracker crumbs
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
3 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
5 teaspoons milk
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup chopped nuts

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients except nuts; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, stir in 1 cup nuts. Pour batter into greased and floured pan.
Bake at 350°F. for 40 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan 15 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
In small saucepan, combine 2 tablespoons brown sugar, milk and 1 tablespoon margarine; cook over low heat just until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar; blend until smooth. Drizzle over cake; sprinkle with 1/4 cup nuts.