Enjoy this Christmas tree shaped coffee cake that's drizzled with orange glaze and garnished with candied cherries.
Christmas Tree Coffee Cake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 35 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Bread
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
Glaze
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons orange juice
- 4 red candied cherries, halved
- 4 green candied cherries, halved
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough into 2 long rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 4 strips. Twist each dough strip several times.
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Step2On ungreased cookie sheet, form tree shape by starting at top of tree. Zigzag twisted strips of dough back and forth across cookie sheet, touching previous strip and making tree wider toward bottom, adding strips as each is finished. End with curl of dough at center of bottom to form trunk. Tree will be about 8 inches from tip to trunk.
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Step3In small bowl, mix granulated sugar and orange peel. Sprinkle over dough.
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Step4Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; place on serving tray.
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Step5In small bowl, beat powdered sugar and orange juice until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over bread. Garnish with cherries. Serve warm.
Nutrition
130
Calories
6g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
18g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 18g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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