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Heart-Shaped Coffee Cake

My family likes me to put all of my "heart" into making breakfast, and this special coffee cake is one they request often. The recipe feeds a crowd, but you'll be delighted (and surprised!) by how quickly your family will gobble it up.

18-20 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + rising Bake: 25 min.

Ingredients

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons salt
5-1/2 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
1 egg white, beaten
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; add sour cream, sugar,
butter, eggs, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough
remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface;
knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a
greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a
warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; divide in
half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half into a 20-in. x
10-in. rectangle. Place each on a greased baking sheet. On both long

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Heart-Shaped Coffee Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

sides of each rectangle, make 2-in. cuts at 1/2-in. intervals.
Spread pie filling down the center of each rectangle; crisscross
strips over filling. Shape and stretch coffee cakes to form right
and left halves of heart. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 50
minutes. Brush dough gently with egg white. Bake at 375° for
25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. While warm, brush with
butter. Cool on wire racks. Combine glaze ingredients. When coffee
cakes have cooled, place heart halves together; drizzle glaze over
heart. Yield: 18-20 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 292 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 45 mg cholesterol, 293 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.