Cherry Danish Cake

Ingredients

• 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 4 eggs (beaten)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups flour
• 21 ounce can cherry pie filling

Glaze

• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 3 Tbsp milk
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Combine sugar and butter in a mixing bowl then mix in cream cheese
3. Add beaten eggs and milk, blend well
4. Add salt, vanilla extract, and almond extract
5. With mixer going, add baking powder, then flour 1 cup at a time. Beat until well mixed (it will be thick)
6. Spread 2/3 of batter evenly onto a baking sheet
7. Pour pie filling over batter and use soft spatula to spread out evenly
8. Use tablespoon to drop dollops of the remaining batter over filling (don't spread, leave in dollops)
9. Bake until lightly browned, about 50 minutes
10. Take out of oven and let cool while making the glaze

Glaze

1. Add sugar, milk, and butter to a pot over low heat and cook until sugar is dissolved
2. Add mixture to a mixing bowl along with almond extract and powdered sugar
3. Beat together until well combined. Slowly add splashes of milk until the glaze becomes a consistency that you like (I like it to be pretty runny)
4. Once cake has cooled a little but is still warm and glaze is done, drizzle glaze over top of cake and let sit for 20 minutes
5. Serve and enjoy