Chocolate-Almond Coffee Cake
- 1 pkg. active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (115F)
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 4 eggs
- 3-1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup almond paste, crumbled
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brewed strong MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup PLANTERS Slivered Almonds, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- Dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Beat margarine and 1/4 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
- Add yeast mixture, milk and eggs; mix well.
- Blend in flour and salt; cover.
- Let rise in warm place 2 hours or until doubled in volume.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Mix almond paste, 1/2 cup sugar, the coffee and cocoa powder; set aside.
- Generously grease 10-inch tube pan; sprinkle with almonds and 1 Tbsp.
- sugar.
- Set aside.
- Punch down dough.
- Pat one third of the dough onto bottom of prepared pan, building up dough around center tube; spread with one half of the almond paste mixture.
- Repeat layers.
- Cover with remaining dough.
- Seal edge of dough to pan with floured hands.
- Bake 40 min.
- or until lightly browned.
- Remove from pan to wire rack; cool completely.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/-17730.aspx (may not work)