Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake

By awright0511

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 2 pkgs crescent rolls
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 c powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract
• 20 oz cherry pie filling
• 1/2 c powdered sugar
• 2-3 tsp milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350.  Unroll crescent dough, reserving 4 triangles for decoration. Separate remaining dough into 12 triangles; arrange triangles in circle on round baking stone with points toward center and wide ends toward the outside. Using lightly floured roller, roll dough to 14 inche circle, pressing seams together to seal and leaving a 3 inch hole in the center. For filling, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla; mix until smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough to within 1/2 ince of edges; top with pie filling. Cut remaining triangles into thirds starting at wide edge and cutting to the point.  Arrange dough strips evenly in spoke-like fashion over filling. Press ends to seal at center and outer edges.  Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool slightly. 

For glaze, mix powdered sugar and mild until smooth.  Drizzle.