It’ll be hard to tell if it is the excitement of Santa or the delicious smell of this cake that stirs your troop awake. Follow this simple recipe for a Holiday treat or breakfast that will be sure to please.
Recipe Time
35 to 45 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Servings
20 to 24 Servings
Ingredients:
- 3 (8 ounce) Packages Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough
- 21 Ounce Can Cherry Pie Filling
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla or Almond Extract
Step
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step
2
Unroll crescent dough and arrange 1 1/4 packages of the crescent dough into a candy cane for each danish cake.
Step
3
Lightly flour and roll out the seams.
Step
4
Combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, egg and vanilla and spread over dough. Top with pie filling.
Step
5
Cut the remaining dough into 1 1/2” strips. Arrange over filling evenly in a diagonal stripe pattern. Press ends to seal outer edges. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly.
Step
6
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.