Cranberry Swirl Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in almond extract. combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
• 2 sprinkle the walnuts into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. spread half of the batter over nuts; top with half of the cranberry sauce. repeat layers.
• 3 bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over coffee cake. yield: 12-16 servings.