Nutty Orange Coffee Cake

I made this for a birthday party yesterday and so many people asked for the recipe I thought I should just put it on my blog.

Nutty Orange Coffee Cake
Paula Deen

Ingredients:
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons orange zest
Two 12-ounce cans refrigerated buttermilk biscuits - 10 count
One 8-ounce pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350
In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar,pecans, and zest; set aside.
Separate the biscuits. Flatten them a little and place about 3/4 teaspoon cream cheese in the center of each biscuit. fold each biscuit in half (like a fortune cookie) pinching the edges together to seal.
Dip the biscuits in the melted butter, then dredge in the granulated sugar mixture. Place the biscuits curved-side down, in a single layer in the hollows of a lightly greased 12-cup bunt pan, spacing them evenly (do not stack). Place any remaining biscuits around the tube, filling in any gaps. Drizzle any remaining butter over the biscuits, and sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown. Immediately invert the cake onto a serving platter.
Combine the confectioners sugar and orange juice stirring well; drizzle the glaze of the warm cake.

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