Candy Cane Coffee Cake

"I personally haven't tried this bread yet, but plan on making it over the next couple of days. I got it from Betty Crocker. It sounds delicious!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
13
Yields:
3 cakes
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat sour cream over low heat just until lukewarm.
  • Dissolve yeast in the warm water. Stir in sour cream, butter, sugar, salt, eggs and 2 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make it easy to handle.
  • Turn dough onto well-floured board. Knead until smooth, about 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl. Turn once to bring greased side up. Cover. Let rise in warm place until double, about 1 hour. To test for rising, stick two fingers in dough. If holes remain but top stays smooth, dough is ready.
  • Heat oven to 375°F Punch down dough: Divide into three equal parts.
  • Roll each part into a rectangle, 15 x 6 inches. Place on greased baking sheet. With scissors, make 2-inch cuts at 1/2-inch intervals on both long sides of the rectangles.
  • Combine apricots and cherries. Spread 1/3 of the fruit mixture down the center of each of the rectangles. Crisscross strips over the filling. Stretch dough to 22 inches. Curve to form a “cane.”.
  • Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. While warm, brush with butter and drizzle canes with Thin Icing. If desired, decorate with cherry halves or pieces.
  • For Icing, blend 2 cups powdered sugar with about 2 tablespoons water. If icing is too stiff, add water a drop at a time. If too thin, add more powdered sugar a little at a time.

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Reviews

  1. This was our family tradition every Christmas morning. I loved making it and everyone enjoyed!
     
  2. I made these for the first time when I was a child, no kidding. I saved my pennies and ordered the Betty Crocker paperback cook book. I used pie filling in the center. I used cherry, apple and blueberry. Two were candy cane shape and one a full circle wreath. It has been many many years as I am now 54! Going to make them this year! Easy and fantastic recipe. Merry Christmas!
     
  3. I've made these for many years as a Christmas tradition. EVERYONE loves them. This year I forgot to buy maraschinos, and used dried cherries and craisins that I soaked in warm water to plump up. It was different but just as delicious.
     
  4. This recipe is fantastic! My mom has been making these for over 30 years. As a tradition we have them for breakfast every christmas morning. But she uses almond, cherry , blueberry or raspberry solo brand pie filling instead of dried fruit. She tints the frosting pink with marachino cherry juice and cuts cherries up to put them.
     
  5. I have been making this bread for many years--shape like candy canes for Christmas and use for pastry with almond filling and/or danish. Now my daughter is making the bread.
     
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