Cherry-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
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Updated Aug 18, 2020
This coffee braid looks bakery-fancy, but Pillsbury™ crescents make it flaky, delicious and easy.
Cherry-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
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- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening. In small bowl, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in almond extract, almonds and cherries; set aside.
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Step2If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough onto cookie sheet; press into 13x7-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough onto cookie sheet; press into 13x7-inch rectangle.
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Step3Spoon cream cheese mixture lengthwise down center 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 appearance; seal ends.
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Step4Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step5In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over coffee cake. If desired, garnish with additional sliced almonds and cherries. Cover and refrigerate any remaining coffee cake.
Nutrition
140
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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