King Cake
This traditional King Cake is a festive and colorful dessert perfect for Mardi Gras celebrations. Made with a rich, buttery dough, filled with cinnamon and sugar, and topped with vibrant purple, green, and gold sugar.
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Servings:
Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 0.75 cup warm whole milk about 110°F
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter melted
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 0.5 cup brown sugar for filling
- 0.25 cup powdered sugar for glaze
- 1 tablespoon milk for glaze
- 1 tablespoon purple sanding sugar
- 1 tablespoon green sanding sugar
- 1 tablespoon gold sanding sugar
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk and let it sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add the yeast mixture, melted butter, and eggs to the dry ingredients. Mix until a dough forms.
- Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 8 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Roll the dough into a large rectangle. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over it.
- Roll the dough tightly into a cylinder and shape it into a ring. Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Let the dough rise for another 30 minutes while preheating the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Mix powdered sugar and milk to make a glaze and drizzle over the cooled cake.
- Sprinkle the glaze with purple, green, and gold sanding sugars to finish.
Notes
For authentic flavor, use a plastic baby figurine inside the cake before baking as is tradition. Be careful when serving!