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Coffee Cake Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350.
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Thaw 2 loaves of Rhodes Sweet Dough and let rise until double.
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In a small shallow bowl or pie plate, thoroughly mix the sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
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Set aside.
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In another bowl mix pecans, raisins and coconut.
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Set aside.
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Pinch off bits of the bread dough and roll into balls about an inch and a half across and place on a clean dinner plate.
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Repeat until all of the dough is rolled into ball shapes and put on the plate.
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In the bottom of an ungreased tube pan or other shaped cake pan, sprinkle 1/3 of the raisin/nut/coconut mixture.
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Roll a dough ball in the cooled butter, covering entire surface, then roll buttered ball in sugar/spice mix.
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Place butter and spiced dough ball in the tube pan on top of the fruit/nut/coconut mix.
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Repeat until the pan is 1/2 full of dough balls.
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Sprinkle 1/3 of the fruit/nut/coconut mix over the dough balls.
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Roll the rest of the dough balls in butter, and sugar/spice mix and place in pan.
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Sprinkle the remains of the fruit/nut/coconut mixture over the top of the last of the dough balls.
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Pour the remainder of the butter and the spice mixture over the dough balls.
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Let rise for 30 minutes.
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Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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If the top browns too quickly, tent with aluminum foil for remaining baking time.
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While cake is baking, make icing.
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Icing Instructions: Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and lemon juice in a bowl with a mixer until well blended.
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Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition until well blended and smooth.
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When mixing is finished, spoon icing into a pastry bag or a zipper bag.
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If you use a zipper bag, cut a very small corner from the bag.
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To serve cake, invert a dinner plate on top of the cake.
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Carefully grasp the plate and cake pan firmly (Use caution!
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Its still very hot!
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Molten butter and sugar on the skin can lead to bad burns).
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Flip the plate and cake over quickly.
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Set the plate on the counter and carefully lift the pan from the cake.
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Melted sugar, butter and spices will ooze over and through the cake.
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Using the pastry bag or the zipper bag, pipe the icing over the cake in whatever decorative pattern you wish.
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Serve immediately with vanilla bean ice cream.
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Serves 6-8 moderate servings, 3 teen boys, or 6 D20 gamers.
