Cheese Danish Coffee Cake

This looks so good! I just found the recipe in the paper and I think it may be our new holiday morning favorite! Let me know how you like it. (Prep time is approximate)

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 15

Ingredients

• CAKE

• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine
• 1 1⁄2 cups baking mix
• 1  egg, beaten
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  nuts

• CHEESE FILLING

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract

• GLAZE

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 2 -3  tablespoons water

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare CHEESE FILLING:
3. Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and almond extract until smooth.
4. Reserve.
5. CAKE:
6. Heat butter in 13 x 9-inch pan in oven until melted.
7. Rotate pan to spread butter.
8. Mix baking mix, egg, sugar, milk, oil, and almond extract in bowl.
9. Beat vigorously for 30 seconds.
10. Spread batter in pan.
11. Pour Cheese Filling evenly over batter and cut through mixture about 10 times.
12. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
13. Cool 15 minutes.
14. Drizzle with POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE:
15. Mix powdered sugar and water until smooth and easy to drizzle.
16. Sprinkle with nuts.