Cinnamon Almond Ring Coffee Cake | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 7 ounces (198 grams) almond paste (1 tube)
• 6 tablespoons (2⅔ ounces/75 grams) confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese
• 1 1/3 cups warm milk (110 degrees)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
• 3 large egg yolks (reserve whites for topping)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 1/2 cups (22½ ounces/638 grams) all-purpose flour , plus extra for counter
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 large egg whites
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams) confectioners' sugar
• 2 ounces (57 grams) cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract