Candy Cane Coffee Cakes

Prep Time: 25 min.
Cook Time: 35 min.
Serves: 40

Recipe Provided By: Taste of Home

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Ingredients

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F to 115 degrees F)
1/2 cup warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons salt
7 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped hazelnuts
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup raisins
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons warm milk
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

Calories: 217 kcal
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Carbohydrates: 36 g
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Dietary Fiber: 1 g
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Fat: 6 g
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Protein: 3 g
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Sugars: 19 g

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Cooking Directions

In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water and milk. Add eggs, sugar, butter, salt and 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a grease bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.
For filling, combine nuts, brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon; set aside. Punch dough down and divide into fourths. Roll one portion into a 12-in. x 7-in. rectangle. Brush with some butter; sprinkle with 2/3 cup filling. Roll up, jelly roll-style, staring with a long side; pinch to seal. Place on a greased baking sheet; shape top to form a cane. Repeat with remaining dough, filling and butter. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 35 minutes.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
Combine the first five glaze ingredients; drizzle stripes over loaves. Sprinkle with nuts.

Yield: 40 servings

3. Still Hungry?

For many years I made these moist, jolly loaves as Christmas gifts for the elderly in our church or to share at holiday open houses. The hazelnut filling is a wonderful surprise. This is the kind of old-fashioned bread my mother baked when I was a girl. Now our daughter also makes them.

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