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Cherry Coffee Cake

AmericanDessertMedium
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
65 min
Serves
24–30
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Ingredients

cake

  • 1 cupmargarine
  • 2 cupswhite sugar
  • 4eggs
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 3 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 0.5 tspalmond extract
  • 1 cancherry pie filling

glaze

  • 1 cupconfectioners' sugar
  • 0.5 tspvanilla extract
  • 0.5 tspalmond extract
  • 2 tbspmilk

Method

  1. 1Cream margarine and white sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, and almond extract; beat until combined.
  2. 2Spread 3/4 of the batter in a greased 10 x 15-inch raised-edge (about 1 inch high) cookie sheet.
  3. 3Dot the cherry pie filling evenly over the batter. Dot remaining batter on top.
  4. 4Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Cool 15 minutes.
  5. 5Make the glaze: mix confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the baked coffee cake.

Notes

From a community cookbook, page 68. Uses a 10x15 inch rimmed cookie sheet — yields a thin, wide cake that slices into many servings.