Cherry Pecan Cinnamon Roll Cake Annettes Food

PECAN CINNAMON ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Carefully cut off 1-inch top of angel food cake; set aside. Cut down into cake and gently remove core of cake, leaving a 1-inch thick border from bottom and around sides. Crumble cored cake into small pieces.
• In a medium bowl, stir together cake pieces, cream cheese, brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon.
• Fill center ring of angel food cake with mixture. Place cake top back on.
• Frost cake with whipped topping. Garnish with chopped pecans and ground cinnamon.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray, and evenly distribute 1/4 cup pecans in bottom of pan.
• Combine dry cake mix and cinnamon in large bowl.
• Add oil, eggs, vanilla, and pie filling; mix well.
• Stir in chocolate chips and remaining pecans.
• Spoon into bundt pan (batter will be thick).
• Bake for 1 hour, or until cake tests done.
• Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely before slicing.

SOUR CHERRY PECAN CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• Make dough:
• In bowl of a standing electric mixer with paddle attachment sprinkle yeast over water with 1/4 teaspoon sugar and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add remaining sugar, flour, milk, salt, and yolks and beat on low speed until combined well. Beat in butter, a few pieces at a time, and beat on medium speed until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. (Dough will be soft.) Scrape dough from side of bowl and let rise, covered with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, in a warm place 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
• Make filling while dough is rising:
• In a bowl soak dried fruit in warm water to cover 15 minutes. Drain fruit, discarding water, and chop fine. In a small bowl stir together fruit and pecans.
• In a small bowl stir together well sugar and cinnamon.
• Grease a 13-by 9-inch baking pan.
• Punch down dough and on a floured surface roll out into a 16- by 12-inch rectangle. Brush dough with melted butter, leaving an unbuttered 1/2-inch border on long sides, and sprinkle filling evenly over buttered dough. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over filling.
• With a long side facing you, roll up dough jelly-roll fashion, brushing off any excess flour, and pinch long edge together firmly to seal. Cut rolled dough crosswise into 12 pieces with a sharp knife and arrange pieces, cut sides down, in pan. Let buns rise, covered loosely, in a warm place 45 to 50 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.
• While buns are rising, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake buns in middle of oven until golden, about 25 minutes. (Alternatively, buns may be made 1 week ahead: Bake buns in middle of oven until pale golden, about 15 minutes (buns will not be completely baked), and transfer pan to a rack to cool completely. Freeze buns in pan, covered tightly with foil. To serve, thaw buns at room temperature 1 hour and bake in a preheated 350°F. oven until golden, about 10 minutes). Transfer buns to a rack and cool slightly.
• Make glaze while buns are cooling:
• In a small bowl whisk together confectioner's sugar and water until smooth. Transfer glaze to a small sealable plastic bag and snip off tip of 1 corner to make a hole for piping glaze.
• Pipe glace onto cinnamon buns and let stand until set, about 15 minutes.

CINNAMON PECAN ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, scald the milk.
• Pour hot milk over the granulated sugar, salt and 1/2 cup of butter.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Let sit for 5 minutes until yeast is bubbly.
• Add milk mixture to yeast and stir to mix.
• With a whisk, beat in eggs.
• Fit your mixer with a dough hook, add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing until smooth.
• Add enough flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead, adding small amounts of flour as necessary until the dough is smooth and elastic but not sticky.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Punch down.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Roll dough into a rectangle about 15x22 inches.
• In a small bowl mix together the melted butter and brown sugar, Using a spatula, spread this over the dough up to 1/2 inch from the edges.
• Sprinkle cinnamon evenly over the sugar and butter.
• Top with a layer of nuts.
• Roll dough up lenghthwise to make a log and pinch edge to seal.
• Slice dough evenly into 12 pieces.
• Place each piece cut side down on baking sheets 1 inch apart and let rise, covered with parchment or plastic for 15 minutes.
• Bake rolls until lightly browned on top- about 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven To prepare icing, beat 4 tablespoons of butter with the powdered sugar and lemon juice until fluffy.
• Using a spatula, smear the icing on top of the warm rolls.

CHERRY PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a 22cm round springform pan.
• Combine the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until pale and creamy.
• Fold in the combined flour, baking powder and salt, and stir in the pecans and cherries.
• Pour the batter into a prepared pan and level the top; and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean and the top is fudgy and golden.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Cut into wedges and serve with the whipped cream and cherries.

CHERRY-PECAN STREUSEL ROLLS

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first eight ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). , When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 16x8-in. rectangle., In a small bowl, combine the pecans, sugar, oats, butter and cinnamon. Set aside 1/3 cup for topping. To the remaining filling, stir in cherries and almond paste. Sprinkle over dough to within 1/4 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 slices., Place cut side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Preheat oven to 350°. Stir flour into reserved topping; sprinkle over rolls. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, milk and extract until smooth. Drizzle over warm rolls.

SWEET POTATO PECAN CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugars, salt and orange peel in a large mixer bowl.
• Heat water, buttermilk and butter until very warm (120° to 130°F) and add to bowl.
• Add sweet potato and egg; beat on high for 3 minutes.
• Stir in enough flour to form a soft dough.
• Knead on a lightly floured surface for 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• (Or, put ingredients into bread machine pan in recommended order, set on dough cycle, and let it do its thing).
• To prepare the filling:.
• Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Stir in pecans.
• Reserve 1/4 cup butter.
• To prepare the topping:
• Mix together powdered sugar, butter, egg white and corn syrup until smooth.
• Stir in pecans.
• Roll dough into a 10 x 18-inch rectangle. Spread evenly with reserved 1/4 cup butter.
• Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over butter leaving a 1-inch border on the long edges.
• Roll up dough starting at one long side, like a jelly-roll. Place the roll seam side down.
• Cut roll into 12 equal slices and place in a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Evenly spread topping over rolls.
• (At this point, you can cover with plastic wrap - spray with a little oil - and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours. Remove from fridge and let stand 30 minutes before baking).
• Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 45 to 60 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let rolls cool for 5 minutes. Stir together glaze ingredients until smooth, drizzle evenly over rolls.