Orange Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Recipes

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the granulated sugar, pecans and orange rind in a bowl; set aside for future use.
• Separate biscuit dough into individual biscuits; then gently separate individual biscuits in half.
• Place a cream cheese square between the 2 halves and pinch sides to seal each back together.
• Dip in butter and dredge in granulated sugar mixture.
• Stand biscuits on edge in a lightly greased 12-cup Bundt pan, spacing evenly.
• Drizzle with remaining butter and sprinkle with remaining granulated sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden.
• Immediately invert onto a serving plate.
• Glaze: Combine powdered sugar and orange juice; stir well.
• Drizzle over warm bread.
• Serve immediately.
• You may omit the cream cheese but still separate biscuits in half and dip as normal in sugar mixture.
• We do a half and half batch.
• There is not a strong orange flavor here.

CREAMY CRANBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first four ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg, orange zest, orange juice, melted butter and vanilla until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in cranberries. Transfer to a greased 9-in. springform pan., For cream cheese layer, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat on low speed just until blended. Spread over batter., For topping, mix flour and sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over top. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 70-75 minutes or until golden brown., Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing sides of springform pan. Refrigerate leftovers.

PAULA DEEN'S NUTTY ORANGE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, pecans, and zest; set aside.
• Score and cut the cream cheese into 20 equal pieces, approximately 3/4 teaspoons each. Separate the biscuits.
• Place about 3/4 teaspoon cream cheese in the center of each biscuit. Fold each biscuit in half over the cheese, pressing the edges to seal.
• Dip the biscuits in melted butter, then dredge in the granulated sugar mixture. Place the biscuits, curved-side down, in a single layer in the hollows of a lightly greased 12-cup bundt pan, spacing them evenly (do not stack). Place any remaining biscuits around the tube, filling any gaps. Drizzle any remaining butter over the biscuits, and sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown. Immediately invert the cake onto a serving platter.
• Combine the confectioners' sugar and orange juice, stirring well; drizzle the glaze over the warm cake. Serve warm.