Cherry Coffee Cake With Almond Glaze |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This recipe is from my mom who got it from a friend years and years ago. I'm not big on fruit and cake type desserts, but this stuff is delicious. And very pretty, too. (freezes well) Ingredients:
1 cup margarine |
1 3/4 cups white sugar |
4 eggs |
3 cups all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon almond extract |
19 ounces cherry pie filling (540 ml) |
2 cups icing sugar |
3 tablespoons margarine, softened |
milk |
1/4 teaspoon almond extract |
sliced almonds |
Directions:
1. For coffee cake: cream together the margarine and sugar. Add 1 egg at a time to creamed mixture; mix well.
2. Add remaining cake ingredients except pie filling; mix well.
3. Spread 2/3 batter in 10x15 cookie sheet with spatula. Pour pie filling over top and spread evenly over batter.
4. Drop remaining batter over top; do not spread. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes.
5. For almond glaze:.
6. Sift icing sugar into mixing bowl; cream together with margarine.
7. Gradually add milk, a tablespoon at a time until spreading consistency is reached. Add almond extract.
8. Spread over warm cake. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
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