Sugarplum Filling for Coffee Cake

Something magic happens to a filling of whipped egg whites, sugar, dates and orange when it's baked inside a yeast coffeecake. It's even better when it leaks out and makes a candylike crust on the baking sheet. I bet you could use refrigerated bread dough or crescent roll dough rather than make your own.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  egg whites
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  pinch cream of tartar
• 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1  teaspoon  grated orange zest
• 2⁄3 cup dates
• 2⁄3 cup walnuts

Directions

1. Beat the egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until soft peaks form, beating in sugar gradually.
2. Stir in orange zest, dates and walnuts.
3. Roll out coffeecake yeast dough to a long oblong.
4. Spread with butter all over.
5. Spread with filling mixture.
6. Roll up into a scroll to enclose filling. Bring ends together and pinch to seal.
7. Bake as cake directions indicate.