After having to miss the last two months Baker's challenges due to illness, I was so excited to see another cake. I truly love cake and while I'm not a big fan of meringue I have high hopes for this recipe. I halved the recipe because my family just doesn't need two cakes. I also left out the recommended nuts, but that's just because I don't like nuts cooked into food. Purely selfish. :)
It looks just lovely as it's rising.
Rolling this out was fairly easy and I was so grateful that the dough didn't stick. It was a joy to roll out compared to Danish dough. After I used a spoon to shake the cinnamon sugar over the meringue I realized that I should have sifted it for more smooth, even coverage.
I decided that I really didn't want to make something so similar in design to the stollen I made in December, so I elected to take a traditional jelly roll design. One end oozed a bit of meringue but all in all the gamble paid off, and it has turned out quite lovely.
While the cake baked the house was filled with the delicious smell of cinnamon and I found myself checked the timer repeatedly wishing that it would be finished baking so I could photograph and devour before the family got home.
For anyone who'd like to give this a try, Yeasted Meringue Filled Coffee Cake is absolutely delicious.
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