“Orange Biscuit Coffee Cake with Orange Icing”

Want a quick breakfast for a busy weekday morning or weekend? Try my Orange Biscuit Coffee Cake with Orange Icing to jump-start everyone’s morning. First, the smell wafting through your house will make you a little crazy. Nothing like the smell of bread in the oven. This recipe is super simple, quick, and easy not to mention kids in your household will love this pull apart breakfast idea.

When I say simple, I mean simple. All you need is canned biscuits to start off the recipe, cut each biscuit into two pieces. Place biscuits in melted butter in a cake pan and brush tops with remaining butter. You then mix brown sugar, chopped pecans and orange zest and sprinkle evenly on top of biscuits. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Mix icing while coffee cake is baking. When coffee cake is removed from oven, spread icing over cake. Serve immediately while still hot and I guarantee you will have no leftovers.

Orange Biscuit Coffee Cake with Orange Icing

You can use other nuts like walnuts instead of pecans or if anyone has a nut allergy then all nuts can be omitted. If you and your family have a lot planned on the weekends or any weekday morning, try my Orange Biscuit Coffee Cake with Orange Icing to start the day. That hint of orange will tingle the senses. Perfect with a big cup of coffee and a glass of milk for the kids.

Orange Biscuit Coffee Cake with Orange Icing

Orange Biscuit Coffee Cake with Orange Icing

2 T. salted butter, melted for pan plus 1 T. melted for top

1 – 16.3 oz. can Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1/3 cup light brown sugar

2 t. grated orange zest

Orange Icing

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

2 oz. cream cheese

1 t. orange zest

2 T. orange juice, or more if necessary

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour 2 T. melted butter in a 9-inch round cake pan.

Separate dough into eight biscuits. Cut biscuits in half. Lay biscuit halves in same direction in pan. Brush top of dough with 1 T. melted butter and set aside.

In a small bowl, mix together pecans, brown sugar, and orange zest until well combined. Sprinkle nut mixture over top of biscuit dough. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

While coffee cake is baking, in a small bowl, combine confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, zest and orange juice. Blend until smooth adding in more orange juice if needed to thin icing.

Drizzle icing over warm coffee cake and serve.