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Pretty Cranberry Coffee Cake

"This is one of the prettiest coffee cakes I've ever seen, and also one of the best I've ever tasted," comments Darlene Markel of Sublimity, Oregon.

9 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 55 min.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
OPTIONAL GLAZE:
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
2 to 4 teaspoons warm water
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and extract; mix
well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to
creamed mixture alternately with sour cream.
Spoon a third of the batter into a greased 9-in. square baking pan.
Top with a third of the cranberry sauce. Repeat layers twice.
Sprinkle with walnuts.
Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near

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Pretty Cranberry Coffee Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Combine glaze
ingredients and drizzle over cake. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 568 calories, 30 g fat (16 g saturated fat), 119 mg cholesterol, 559 mg sodium, 68 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.