Description
Classic Mardi Gras King Cake with cinnamon filling and festive sugar.
Ingredients
- Whole milk
- Unsalted butter
- Warm water
- Active dry yeast
- White sugar
- Eggs
- Kosher salt
- Nutmeg
- All-purpose flour
- Brown sugar
- Chopped pecans
- Raisins
- Ground cinnamon
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Water
Instructions
- Heat milk and melt butter
- Activate yeast with warm water and sugar
- Mix dough ingredients and knead
- Let dough rise until doubled
- Prepare filling and roll dough
- Shape rings and proof again
- Bake until golden
- Insert baby, glaze, and decorate
Notes
- Insert baby after baking
- Decorate while glaze is warm
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 437
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 73g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 55mg