Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg, seperated
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 cup canned cherry pie filling
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine crean cheese, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla; mix until smooth.
• 3 unrool crescent rolls and reserve four triangles for decoration.
• 4 separate remaining dough into 12 triangles and arrange on a 15" round baking sheet (baking stone preferably) with points toward the center.
• 5 roll dough into a 14" circle to seal the seams.
• 6 cut the center out with a glass and discard.
• 7 spread cream cheese mixture over dough to within 1/2 inch of the edges; top with pie filling.
• 8 roll remaining dogh into a rectangle; 6" wide and 7" long.
• 9 cut lengthwise into 12 strips.
• 10 twist strips and place in a spoke-like fashion over filling.
• 11 press ends to seal at center and outer edges.
• 12 brush strips with lightly beaten egg .
• 13 bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown; cool slightly.
• 14 for glaze: mix remaining powdered sugar and milk until smooth.
• 15 drizzle over coffee cake.