Cream Cheese-Raspberry Coffee Cake

By jodieg

This delectable cake, based on crescent rolls, features a sweet filling bursting with fresh raspberries.

Ingredients

• Coffee Cake
• 2 cans (8 oz each Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Filling
• 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 pint (2 cups) fresh raspberries
• Glaze
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons orange juice

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray large cookie sheet or 14-inch pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray. Unroll both cans of dough; separate into 16 triangles. Reserve 4 triangles for topping. On sprayed cookie sheet, arrange 12 triangles in circle with points toward center, leaving 3-inch hole in center. Press dough to form 14-inch ring; press seams together to seal. Fold outer and center edges up 1/4 inch.

2 In medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients except raspberries; mix well. Gently stir in raspberries. (Mixture will be thin.) Spoon filling over dough.

3 With scissors or pizza cutter, cut each reserved triangle lengthwise into thirds. Place 1 teaspoon sugar on work surface. Press each dough strip into sugar. Arrange sugared dough strips, sugar side up, evenly in spoke-fashion over filling. Press ends to seal at center and outer edges.

4 Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. 5 In small bowl, combine powdered sugar, butter and orange juice; stir until smooth. Drizzle over coffee cake.

Serve warm.