Best Coffee Cake Ring Recipes

SWEDISH COFFEE CAKE RING

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl. Stir in milk,sugar,butter,egg,nutmeg,cinnamon,salt,and 2 cups of flour. Beat until smooth.Stir in more remaining flour until dough is easy to handle.
• 2. NOTE; This recipe in designed to go with the almond paste recipe I have here. Do not use Solo Almond pastry filling. This Almond paste is not very sweet. If you are using a pastry filling with this recipe. rather than using my almond paste recipe.You have to adjust the butter and sugar in my recipe. Canned Almond filling is very sweet and syrupy. My recipe for almond paste is not.
• 3. Put dough on lightly floured surface.Knead dough until smooth and elastic.Put dough in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise until dough is doubled in size.about 1-2 hours.
• 4. Mean while make the almond filling.Just combine all ingredients for filling. stir really well.
• 5. punch down dough. Roll dough on floured surface in to a rectangle about 15 x 9 inches.Spread the filling over the dough.
• 6. Roll up tight rolling the 15 inch side.When you get to the end after rolling. Pinch the edge to seal it.With sealed edge down.Take the dough and stretch to make a circle on greased cookie sheet.
• 7. With scissors make cuts 2/3 of the way in to the ring about one inch apart.All the way around the ring.Take each section and turn it on it's side.It should look overlapped.
• 8. leave it to rise for about an hour. Heat oven to 350 degree's. Cover loosely with foil if it browns to fast. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• 9. Make icing by mixing all ingredients together for icing. Drizzle icing on ring. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts, or sliced almonds, chopped Maraschino cherries, or pecans if desired.Not necessary, but yummy this way.
• 10. HOME MADE ALMOND PASTE: Blanche 1 1/2 cups of unsalted almonds. Boil some water in the microwave. Add almonds. wait about 5-10 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon. The skin should peel right off.Take the blanched almonds and put in a food processor with a 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar. Pulse until it is well mixed stopping the process now and then to incorporate.When the Almonds are nicely ground.Add the rest of the powdered sugar. Pulse until completely mixed. Add the beaten egg white,2 tbs butter,and almond extract. Pulse again until you have paste.If it is to sticky add more sugar a tablespoon at a time.Blend until smooth. Put in an air tight container and store in fridge up to 3 months.

COFFEE CAKE RING

Steps:

• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15x12-in. rectangle. Spread filling to within 1/2 in. of edges. (If using Fruity Cream Cheese Filling, spread with cream cheese mixture; set jam aside.) Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. place, seam side down, on a greased 12-in. pizza pan; pinch ends together to form a ring. With scissors, cut from outside edge two-thirds of the way toward center of the ring at 1-1/2-in. intervals (see photos below right). Separate pieces; slightly twist to show filling. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. (If using Fruity Cream Cheese Filling, place 1 teaspoon of jam in the center of each slice.) Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool. , For glaze, combine sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. drizzle over coffee cake.

CINNAMON CROISSANT COFFEE CAKE (PRINCESS RING)

Steps:

• Prepare ring:
• Butter a 24-centimeter (about 9-inch) springform pan and line with a round of parchment paper. Butter paper and remove side of pan.
• Stir together sugars and cinnamon.
• Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface, dusting with flour as necessary, into a 24- by 9-inch rectangle. Brush off excess flour with pastry brush and trim edges with a pizza wheel or sharp knife.
• Arrange dough so that a long side is nearest you and sprinkle cinnamon sugar over dough, leaving a 1-inch border along bottom edge. Brush border with some beaten egg and chill remaining egg. Fold top edge of dough over about 1 inch. Using both hands, roll dough toward you: Use your thumbs to tuck dough under and tighten as you go, working your way down entire length of log (as when rolling up a poster), and gently rock dough back and forth to keep it taut and even. When finished, roll log back and forth over seam to seal.
• Transfer log, seam side down, to bottom of springform pan, bringing both ends of log together to make a ring. Beginning 2 inches from where ends meet, make vertical cuts from outside of ring toward center at 2-inch intervals, cutting halfway through ring.
• Let ring rise:
• Attach side of pan and slide pan into garbage bag, propping up top of bag with inverted glasses to keep it from touching dough, then tuck open end under pan. Let ring rise until slightly puffy and spongy to the touch, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Make streusel while ring is rising:
• Blend flour and sugar in a food processor. Add frozen butter and pulse until very finely chopped. Chill streusel until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Gently brush top and center of ring with some of remaining beaten egg, then sprinkle with streusel. Bake in middle of oven until top is browned and streusel is crisp, about 45 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then run a thin knife around edge to loosen and remove side of pan.

CINNAMON LEAF RING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cool milk to warm (110 degrees).
• Sprinkle yeast on top of milk and let stand to soften.
• Cream shortening and margarine.
• Add sugar and salt and cream until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, yeast milk and enough flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead until smooth and elastic on lightly floured board.
• Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour).
• Roll dough thin (1/4 inch) and cut into rounds with a 2 inch round cutter Dip each round into melted margarine, then into cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Stand rounds up in 2 well buttered ring molds 8 1/2"X 2 1/4".
• Let rise until light (about 1/2 hour).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Cool slightly before turning out.

CINNAMON ALMOND RING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• FOR THE FILLING: fit standing mixer with paddle attachment and mix almond paste, confectioners sugar, dark brown sugar, cinnamon and cream cheese until smooth. cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to use.
• FOR THE DOUGH: Adjust oven rack to upper-middle postitions and heat over 200°F When oven reaches 200F shut oven off. Lightly grease large bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray.
• Mix milk, honey, melted butter, yolks, and vanilla in large measuring cup. Mix flour, yeast, and salt in bowl of standing mixer fitted with dough hook. Turn mixer to low and slowly add milk mixture. After dough comes togehter, increase speed to medium and mix until shiny and smooth, 4-6 minutes. (Dough will be sticky). Turn dough onto heavily floured work surface, shape into ball, and transfer to a greased bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in turned-off oven until dough is nearly doubled, about 20 minutes.
• On lightly floured surface, divide dough into 2 equal pieces. Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll dough into an 18x9-inch rectangle with long side facing you. Spread with half the filling; using both hands, carefully roll the dough into an even cylinder and moisten the top 1/2-inch of the dough to seal. Press to seal and transfer, seam side down to parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Shape each cylinder into a ring. Using paring knife, make cuts around the outside of dough. spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart. Rotate each piece of dough cut side up.
• Cover with plastic wrap coated with cooking spray and return to oven until rings have puffed slightly, 30-40 minutes. Remove from oven and heat oven to 375°F.
• FOR THE TOPPNG: Whisk reserved egg whites in small bowl, then brush rings with with egg whites. Sprinkle with almonds and bake until deep brown, about 25 minutes, switching and rotating pans halfway through baking.
• While rings are baking or cooling, whisk confectioners sugar, cream cheese, milk, and vanilla in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle icing over baked coffee cakes and serve warm.
• COFFEE CAKE IN THE FREEZER: This recipe makes two coffee cakes, which can be baked together or separately, with the second ring frozen for later use.
• To freeze one coffee cake: Transfer shaped ring ot large plate and wrap in two layers of plastic wrap and then foil. (Unbaked ring can be frozen for up to 1 month). The night before baking, transfer frozen ring to refrigerator. The next day, unwrap ring and transfer to baking sheet lined with parchment paper that has been grease with cooking spray. Then proceed to letting dough rise in the oven that has been heated to 200F and then turned off. Brush with egg wash, sprinkle with almonds bake (on middle rack) cook and ice as directed.

ALMOND RING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour and yeast. In a saucepan, heat the milk, butter, sugar and salt to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Add egg; beat for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 4-6 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. Turn on a lightly floured surface; roll into an 18x12-in. rectangle. In a small bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth. Spread over dough to within 1 in. of edges., Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Place on a greased baking sheet, sealing ends to form a ring. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool. , In a small bowl, combine milk and almond extract; whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Drizzle over coffee cake. Sprinkle with almonds if desired.

SUPER EASY COFFEE CAKE RING!

Steps:

• 1. Dip top of biscuits into melted butter.
• 2. Dip the biscuits into the cinnamon/sugar mixture.
• 3. Put into a round cake pan to form a ring (spray cake pan with nonstick spray before putting biscuits into pan!)
• 4. Cook 10-12 minutes @ 425 degrees.
• 5. Stir glaze ingredients in a bowl until all lumps are gone.
• 6. Pour over cooked coffee ring
• 7. Optional: Sprinkle with additional cinnamon sugar or even sprinkle some finely chopped nuts on top! :)
• 8. Enjoy! :)

APPLE RING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease 10 inch tube pan; set aside.
• 2. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into large bowl. Stir in nuts. Combine sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in medium bowl. Stir in apples. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.
• 3. Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Co cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle powdered sugar over cake before serving.

ORANGE COFFEE CAKE RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Set aside icing from sweet rolls. Arrange rolls in a greased 9-in. round baking pan. Bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. , In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and reserved icing. Spread over rolls. Sprinkle with coconut. Serve warm.

ALMOND RING COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Sift flour, salt and baking powder.
• Cut in butter to create course crumbs.
• Stir in oats and raisins.
• Add eggs, milk and almond extract.
• Knead gently.
• Roll out into a 12x24 inch rectangle.
• Brush with 2 tbs melted butter.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 cup brown sugar.
• Roll up starting with long edge.
• Place in 9 inch cake pan seam down.
• Slice at 1 inch intervals to within 1/2 inch of center.
• Turn and cut section upward.
• Brush with remaining butter.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 cup brown sugar.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• While still warm, frost with icing and sprinkle with almonds.