Almond Ring Coffee Cakes

Name: Almond Ring Coffee Cakes
Yield: Serves 12 (Makes 2 rings)
Ingredients: 7 ounces, almond paste (1 tube); 1/2 cup (2 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 4 ounces, cream cheese, softened; 1 1/3 cups, warm milk (110 degrees); 1/3 cup, honey; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3 , large egg yolks (reserve whites for topping); 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 4 1/2 cups (22½ ounces), all-purpose flour, plus extra for counter; 2 1/4 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise, yeast; 2 teaspoons, salt; 3 , large egg whites; 1/2 cup, sliced almonds; 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 2 ounces, cream cheese; 2 tablespoons, milk; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2007

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cakes

SERVES12 (Makes 2 rings)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Why buy inferior boxed versions when you can make a better coffee cake at home—one with buttery layers of dough, a sweet almond filling, and a smooth glaze of white frosting? To achieve our ultimate recipe, we mixed almond paste with cream ...

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