Almond Dream Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• sliced almonds, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• 2 combine 1 cup sugar, butter and eggs in large mixer bowl.
• 3 beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
• 4 reduce speed to low; add all remaining coffee cake ingredients.
• 5 continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (2 to 3 minutes).
• 6 (mixture will be thick.).
• 7 combine all filling ingredients in small bowl.
• 8 spoon half of batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with filling.
• 9 spoon remaining batter into pan over filling.
• 10 bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 11 cool completely.
• 12 invert cooled cake onto serving plate.
• 13 stir together all glaze ingredients in small bowl; drizzle over cooled coffee cake.
• 14 garnish with sliced almonds.
• 15 tip: coffee cake can be baked a day ahead.
• 16 cool completely; cover.
• 17 just before serving, drizzle with glaze; garnish with almonds.