Orange Graham Cracker Bundt Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Cake
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 cup finely crushed graham cracker crumbs (low fat okay)
    1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 cup light butter, softened (stick form)
    1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
    1 cup orange juice
    zest of one orange (reserving 1 tsp. for glaze)
    3 eggs
    1 cup chopped nuts
    Glaze
    1 cup confectioners' sugar
    1 -2 tablespoon orange juice
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    1 teaspoon orange zest
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
    Combine the flour, brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, softened light butter, applesauce, orange juice and the eggs. Beat until smooth about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cake stand in pan for 20 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate and drizzle with glaze.
    Directions for glaze: Mix confectioners sugar, vanilla and 1 Tbls. of orange juice. Mix more orange juice until the glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle over cake. Stir in orange zest.

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