Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 3/4 cup Marzetti's® Old Fashioned Caramel Dip
• 1 (8 ounce) package plain cream cheese, divided
• 2 medium apples, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice blend
• 2 cups dry biscuit mix
• Flour, for rolling dough
• 3 tablespoons butter, chilled, diced
• 1 cup milk

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C). Lightly dust a baking sheet with some of the flour for rolling.

2. Place the dry biscuit mix in a bowl. Work in the cold diced butter with your fingertips until the mixture looks crumbly.

3. Add the milk and stir until a soft dough forms. Turn it onto a floured surface and knead gently 5 times.

4. Beat half of the cream cheese until smooth. Stir in about half of the caramel dip, then mix in the chopped apples and apple pie spice blend.

5. Roll the dough into a rectangle about 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. Spread the apple and cream cheese mixture evenly over it, leaving a small border.

6. Roll the dough up from the long side and cut it into 10 even slices. Place the slices cut side up on the prepared baking sheet.

7. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until the tops are golden and the centers are cooked through.

8. Crumble the remaining cream cheese and warm the remaining caramel dip briefly in the microwave. Drizzle the caramel and dot the cream cheese over the warm cake before serving.