Fruit Swirl Coffee Cake

3/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup margarine or butter - softened
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 jar (10 ounces) any flavor fruit preserves

GLAZE

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 to 1 tablespoon milk

Heat oven to 350F. Generously grease 9 × 9 × 2-inch. Beat sugar, margarine, shortening, baking powder, vanilla, almond extract and eggs in large bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in flour. Spread 2/3 of the batter in pan. Spread pie filling over batter. Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls onto pie filling.

GLAZE:

Mix ingredients until smooth and of drizzling consistency.

Bake about 45 minutes. Drizzle Glaze over warm coffee cake. Serve warm or let stand until cool.

AUTHOR: Lori A