Medium
New Year's Eve
King Cake
Louisiana Mardi Gras cake - cinnamon swirl with purple, green, gold icing. Symbol of celebration and luck.
75
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
45 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
75 min
Total Time
Ingredients (11 items)
5.00 cups
All-purpose flour
2.00 tbsp
Active dry yeast
1.00 cup
Warm milk
0.50 cup
Sugar
2.00
Eggs
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
3.00 tbsp
Cinnamon
0.50 cup
Brown sugar
2.00 cups
Powdered sugar
1.00 set
Food coloring
purple, green, gold
1.00
Plastic baby
optional
Instructions (10 steps)
1
Dissolve yeast in warm milk with 1 tsp sugar, proof 10 minutes.
10 minutes
2
Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add yeast, eggs, and butter.
3
Knead 10 minutes until smooth. Let rise 2 hours.
120 minutes
4
Roll dough into rectangle, spread with butter.
5
Mix cinnamon and brown sugar, sprinkle over dough.
6
Roll up tightly, form into ring, seal ends.
7
Let rise 1 hour. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
30 minutes
8
Cool completely. Insert baby from bottom if using.
9
Make three icings with food coloring, drizzle in alternating stripes.
10
Let icing set before serving.
15 minutes