Best Orange Glazed Coffee Cake Recipes

ORANGE GLAZED COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir the next 7 ingredients into the yeast mixture. --- Using a heavy-duty mixer with paddle and set on low speed, beat 2 cups of the flour into the yeast mixture until a wet dough forms. Beat in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until a stiff dough forms.
• 2. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic- about 5 to 10 minute, adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking. Place dough in a large greased bowl, turning to coat. Cover loosely with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 3. Grease a 10-inch springform pan. Punch down the dough. Place on the floured surface again and knead for 1 to 2 minutes. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 20 inch long rope. Braid the ropes together.
• 4. Coil braided dough in the pan; tuck ends under. Cover loosely with the damp cloth and let rise for 30 minutes ,but not doubled. Preheat oven to 425^.Brush the dough with the glaze of beaten egg. Bake until cake is golden brown , about 25-30 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
• 5. Combine the icing ingredients together until smooth. Spread over warm cake. Serve warm of cold..Delicious.

ORANGE-GLAZED COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand til foamy, about 5-10 minutes.
• Stir warm milk, orange juice, sugar, ricotta, orange zest, salt, and egg into the yeast mixture.
• Using the paddle attachment, beat 2 cups flour on low speed into the yeast mixture until a wet dough forms.
• Beat in the remaining dough, 1/2 cup at a time, until a stiff dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 minutes, adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
• Place dough into a large greased bowl, turn to coat.
• Cover loosely with a damp towel or cloth and let rise in a warm place til doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Grease a 10" springform pan.
• Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces and roll each piece into 20" long ropes.
• Braid the ropes together.
• Coil braided dough into prepared pan and tuck ends under.
• Cover loosely with a damp towel and let rise again til almost doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Brush dough with the glaze.
• Bake in 425 oven about 25-30 minutes til the top of the cake is golden brown.
• Turn cake out onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
• Icing:.
• In small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and orange juice til smooth.
• Spread icing over warm cake.
• Serve warm.