Cherry-Almond Coffee Cake | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Cherry-Almond Coffee Cake | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 270 min
Ingredients: 2 (15 ounces/425 grams) cans tart (also called sour) cherries; 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams) granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces/354 grams) all-purpose flour, divided; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams) granulated sugar, divided; 1/3 cup packed (2⅓ ounces/66 grams) light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon table salt, divided; 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 (7 ounces/198 grams) tube almond paste, crumbled into smaller pieces (about 2 1/2 cups), divided; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/3 cup sour cream; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams) confectioners' sugar; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 2 tablespoons water

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Breakfast & Brunch
Cakes

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Ingredients

2 (15 ounces/425 grams) cans tart (also called sour) cherries
1/4 cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams) granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces/354 grams) all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams) granulated sugar, divided
1/3 cup packed (2⅓ ounces/66 grams) light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon table salt, divided
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 (7 ounces/198 grams) tube almond paste, crumbled into smaller pieces (about 2 1/2 cups), divided
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams) confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons water