SUPER EASY MARDI GRAS KING CAKE
Do you love the way a King Cake brightens up your party but hate the time it takes to bake one? Here's an easy recipe that's fast and fun and easier than pie! A small plastic baby inserted into the side of the cake will bring good luck in the coming year to whoever discovers it in their slice of cake. Beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets can be used to decorate the cake.
Provided by BUDDHAFULDREAMER
Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
- Open the cans of sweet roll dough and unroll the dough from each can into 3 strands. Working on a clean surface, place 3 dough strands side by side and gather them together to make one large strand. Fold this in half, and roll slightly to make a fat log. Repeat steps with the remaining dough. Place each log on the prepared baking sheet and shape to make a ring, overlapping the ends and pinching them together to make a complete circle. Pat the dough into shape as necessary to make the ring even in size all the way around. Cover loosely with foil.
- Bake in preheated oven until firm to the touch and golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Check often for doneness so the ring doesn't overbake. Place on a wire rack and cool completely.
- Place the cake ring on a serving plate. Cut a slit along the inside of the ring and insert a small plastic baby, pushing it far enough into the cake to be hidden from view.
- Divide the frosting evenly between 4 bowls. Stir 1 tablespoon of milk into each bowl to thin the frosting. Use the frosting in one bowl to drizzle over the cooled cake. To the remaining three bowls of frosting, stir yellow food coloring into one and green into another. Stir the red and blue food colorings together with the frosting in a third bowl to make purple frosting. Drizzle the cake with yellow, green, and purple frostings in any desired pattern. Dust the cake with multi-colored sprinkles and decorate with beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 606.1 calories, Carbohydrate 95.4 g, Cholesterol 0.4 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 865.3 mg, Sugar 41.5 g
KING CAKE
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories dessert
Time 3h30m
Yield one 12-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- For the dough: Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat and pour in the milk and water. The mixture should be just warm to the touch, about 110 degrees F; let cool or heat over low heat as needed. Stir in the yeast and let stand for 5 minutes, until bubbles come to the surface.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, orange zest and egg yolks. Whisk in the yeast mixture. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients; fold with a rubber spatula until all the flour is incorporated and a slightly sticky dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and sprinkle the top with flour. Knead for 2 to 3 minutes, until the dough becomes smooth and no longer sticks to the work surface. Lightly grease a medium bowl with the canola oil and add the dough, turning to coat. Cover the bowl and let proof in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- For the filling: Add the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg to a medium bowl. Mix with a hand-held mixer or rubber spatula until completely combined and smooth. Set aside.
- Bake the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
- Remove the proofed dough to a lightly floured work surface and roll into an 8-by-28-inch rectangle, about 1/4-inch thick. Spread evenly with the cream cheese filling, leaving a 2-inch border. Add the plastic baby to the filling, and then roll the dough into a 28-inch log. With the log seam-side down, bring both ends together to form a circle. Lightly brush the inside of one end with water and insert the other end inside to close the circle. Brush the seam lightly with water and pinch to seal. Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, making sure to form it back into a circle--it should be approximately 10-inches in diameter. Using a paring knife, make six 2- to 3-inch diagonal slits in the top of the dough (to act as vents during baking). Let the dough rise an additional 30 minutes, until puffed up and the vents have opened slightly.
- Bake the cake for 40 minutes, until the top and bottom have a deep golden-brown crust. The slits may also widen as during baking; that is normal. Remove the cake from oven and let cool for 30 minutes on the baking sheet.
- For the icing: Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk and orange juice until smooth. Spoon the icing over the top of the cooled cake, pushing it to either side. If some icing pools in the center or on the sides, just scoop it up and drizzle it over the cake again; you want to make sure the entire cake is covered in icing. Working quickly, so the icing doesn't set, sprinkle the yellow sanding sugar over a 2-inch section of the cake. Next to that, sprinkle the green sanding sugar, followed by the purple. Continue in this pattern until the entire cake is covered in sanding sugar.
- Transfer the cake to a cake stand and serve immediately, or hold at room temperature until ready to serve. This cake is best served the same day.
SUPER EASY KING CAKE
I got this recipe off of southernplate.com website. I adjusted mine just a bit by adding cinnamon and nuts - just seemed wrong without but I bet it's great either way!! Look for edible glitter to add to this cake. Traditional King Cake colors are: Purple - to symbolize Justice Green - to symbolize Faith Gold - to symbolize Power
Provided by Ceezie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h35m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- On floured surface, roll out your dough to a rectangle of about 10 x 18 inches. It doesn't have to be exact. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and extract and mix until creamy and blended. Spread over dough to within an inch of each side. If you choose to add cinnamon and pecans sprinkle them on now. Roll up longways (to make a long log) and brush the final edge with water before pressing it into the log to seal.
- Take log and form into a circle, pressing the ends into each other and brushing with water if needed to seal together. Spray top lightly with cooking spray and cover with plastic wrap. Set in warm place to rise for 45 minute to an hour. Remove plastic wrap and bake in 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool. Mix confectioner's glaze and drizzle over top of cake with a spoon. Immediately sprinkle colored sprinkles over glaze if desired. Allow to sit until glaze hardens.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1995.3, Fat 79.5, SaturatedFat 44.9, Cholesterol 256.3, Sodium 758.3, Carbohydrate 311.3, Sugar 301.2, Protein 15
TRADITIONAL KING CAKE
From Southern Living. My mom wants to try this one out for Mardi Gras. The King Cake tradition came to New Orleans with the French settlers around 1870, continuing a custom dating back to twelfth century France. Similar cakes were used then to honor the three wise men who visited the Christ child, calling it the feast of Epiphany, Twelfth Night, or King's Day. The traditional colored sugars used to decorate the cake are purple (justice), green (faith), and gold (power). You are supposed to tuck a little plastic baby in the cake and whoever gets the piece with the baby has to host next year's party. We don't do that because with my luck, someone would choke and aspirate the little baby.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Breads
Time 2h31m
Yield 2 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cook the first 4 ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until butter melts; set aside and cool mixture to 100-110°.
- Stir the yeast, ½ cup warm water, and 1 tablespoons sugar in a 1 cup glass measuring cup; let mixture stand 5 minutes.
- Beat sour cream mixture, yeast mixture, eggs, and 2 cups flour at medium speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until smooth.
- Decrease speed to low, and gradually add enough remaining flour (4-4 ½ cups) until a soft dough forms.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).
- Place in a well-greased bowl, turning to grease the top.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until dough is doubled in bulk.
- Punch down dough, and divide in half.
- Roll each portion into a 22x12 inch rectangle.
- Spread 1/3 cup softened butter evenly on each rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border.
- Stir ½ cup sugar and cinnamon together; sprinkle evenly over butter on each rectangle.
- Roll up each dough rectangle, jelly-roll fashion, starting at 1 long side.
- Place 1 dough roll seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet; bring ends of roll together to form an oval ring, moistening and pinching edges together to seal.
- Repeat with second dough roll.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place free from drafts, 20-30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
- Bake in a 375° oven for 14-16 minutes or until golden.
- Make glaze: stir together the first 4 glaze ingredients; stir in 2 tablespoons milk, adding more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until spreading consistency.
- Slightly cool cakes on pans on wire racks (about 10 minutes).
- Drizzle Creamy Glaze evenly over warm cakes, sprinkle with colored sugars, alternating colors and forming bands; let cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3614.7, Fat 127.7, SaturatedFat 75, Cholesterol 500.6, Sodium 2074.9, Carbohydrate 568.9, Fiber 13.1, Sugar 275.6, Protein 54.2
KING CAKE
From March 02 Calgary Sun news paper. Looked so good I had to try it. It smells wonderful and was super easy to make.
Provided by Ladymedic
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 4h30m
Yield 2 rings, 40 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Scald milk remove from heat and stir in butter. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- In a large mixing bowl dissolve yeast in water and 1tbsp of sugar for ten minutes.
- Add cooled milk to yeast mixture along with remaining sugar, salt and nutmeg. Whisk in eggs.
- Add flour 1 cup at a time until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead 8-10 minutes.
- Place dough in a well oiled bowl, turn to coat dough. Set in a warm area to rise for two hours.
- Punch down dough and divide in half. Roll each half into a square 10 inches by 16 inches.
- Combine filling ingriedients and put half on each piece of dough. Roll up jelly roll style bring ends together to form 2 oval shaped rings.
- Place rings on cookie sheets covered by parchment paper.
- With scissors cut 1/3 of the way threw dough at one inch intervals.
- Place pans in warm area to rise again for 45 minutes.
- Pre-heat oven to 350, bake for 30 minutes rotating pans half way threw.
- Cool on cookie racks for ten minutes. Prepare frosting and drizzle over cakes. sprinkle green, yellow and purple sugar in stripes over the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.9, Fat 5.4, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 19.3, Sodium 142.4, Carbohydrate 27.1, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 12, Protein 3.3
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