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    Daring Bakers’ Meringue Coffee Cake

    Posted by Mindy on Sunday Mar 27, 2011 Filed under :cake, coffee cake, Daring Bakers, Desserts, meringue
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    Meringue Coffee Cake with Cinnamon and Chocolate

    The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast.  Ria and Jamie challenged the Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted meringue coffee cake.

    Right from the start this challenge looked yummy.  Yeasted coffee cakes taste a lot like fresh bread with a filling.  Give me fresh bread, butter, and a wedge of brie, and I could happily exist off that, so I knew the biggest challenge would be not eating the whole cake myself.

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