Cherry Crescent Ring - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup maraschino cherry, drained
8 ounces light cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup almonds, sliced
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 (8 ounce) cans crescent rolls
2 tablespoons almonds, sliced
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease cookie sheet.
Reserve 5 cherries and chop remaining.
In small bowl, combine chopped cherries, cream cheese, almonds, sugar and almond extract; mix well. Set aside.
Separate each can crescent dough into 2 large rectangles. Overlap long sides of 4 rectangles and firmly press edges and perforations to seal.
Roll or pat out to form a rectangle about 15X13 inches.
Spread cherry mixture over dough.
Starting at longer side, roll up, pressing edges to seal.
On greased cookie sheet, place seam side down. Form into a ring, firmly pressing ends together.
With a sharp knife, cut almost through ring at 1-inch intervals. Turn each section slightly on its side.
Bake at 375 for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. If necessary, cover with foil during last 5 minute to prevent excessive browning.
In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients; mix well.\\.
Drizzle warm coffeecake with glaze. Garnish with sliced amonds and reserved cherries.
Store in refrigerator.