Almond Ring Coffee Cakes

Why buy inferior boxed versions at the supermarket when you can make a better coffee cake at home—one with buttery layers of dough, a sweet almond filling, and a smooth glaze of white frosting? Here’s what we discovered about this elegant holiday treat:

Test Kitchen Discoveries

• Mixing almond paste with cream cheese gave us an intense nutty filling that didn’t leak out of the dough when baked.
• We used honey in place of sugar to sweeten our dough and to keep it moist—we also loved its light caramel flavor.