Easy Cherry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
- Ready In:
- 37mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 coffecake
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds
- 1⁄4 cup maraschino cherry, well drained and chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
directions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheet with shortening. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in almond extract, almonds and cherries; set aside.
- Unroll dough onto cookie sheet: press into 13 X 7 inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Spoon cream cheese misture lengthwise down center of 1/3 of rectangle.
- On each long side of dough rectangle, make cuts 1 inch apart to edge of filling. Fold opposite strips of dough over filling and cross in center to form a braided appearnace; seal ends.
- Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over coffee cake. If desired, garnish with additional sliced almonds and cherries. Store in refrigerator.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CIndytc
United States