Orange Glazed Pumpkin Pecan
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Preheat over to 325F. Either grease a 10-inch bundt cake pan or get the cupcake pans ready.
Get 2 teaspoons of zest and the juice from the orange.
In a large bowl combine orange zest, eggs, granulated sugar, water, canned pumpkin, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Vanilla to taste. Don’t let some recipe hinder your vanilla love (but at least 2 teaspoons).
Stir in both flours, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Again, spice to taste. 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice my ass, why even put it in there?!
Realize I have very strong opinions about spice recommendations in recipes. Contemplate with horror what I must believe a correct amount of spice is. Continue stirring.
If you’re making a bundt cake, sprinkle the pecans on the bottom of the pan then cover with batter. If you are making cupcakes, pour them into their papery prison and top with pecans.
Bake a bundt cake for 45 to 50. Bake the cupcakes for about 35-ish. Poke ‘em with a toothpick if you’re not sure they’re done. It should come away clean.
Let cool for 20 minutes, preferably on a wire rack.
For glaze, in a medium bowl stir the powdered sugar with just enough orange juice to reach a good drizzling consistency. Just do a few teaspoons or orange juice into the sugar at a time until it’s goopy.
Goop the shit out of that (cup)cake.
Take a bite and realize you still hate pecans.
Shove them off on your spouse and bff who love pecans.
Make a lemon-pear-thyme tart instead.