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easy cherry danish

Recipe by
Michele Wallace
West Bend, WI

Everyone's favorite at the office!

yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For easy cherry danish

  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 1/2 c
    crisco
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract
  • 4
    eggs
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1 can
    cherry pie filling
  • GLAZE
  • 2 c
    confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter, softened
  • 1 Tbsp
    milk

How To Make easy cherry danish

  • 1
    Lightly grease a jelly roll pan. Blend the following ingredients with a mixer: sugar, butter, shortening, baking powder, vanilla, almond extract and eggs. If you aren't in the habit of keeping almond extract around, just replace it with vanilla. If a little vanilla is good, more is better! Blend on low, then turn up the mixer to high for 3 minutes.
  • 2
    Add the flour and blend by hand. Spread 2/3 of the batter in the jelly roll pan. Spread the pie filling over the batter and then, drop the remaining batter by spoonfuls onto the pie filling.
  • 3
    Bake for 35-40 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Don't let it brown too much! While the cake is still slightly warm, drizzle with glaze.
  • 4
    Directions for Glaze
  • 5
    1 Mix the confectioners' sugar, butter, and vanilla together.
  • 6
    2 Adding half the milk (or orange juice) to start with, stir in to make a thick glaze, adding just a drop at a time more until you get a nice thick glaze.
  • 7
    3 Spread or pour immediately over warm Danish.
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