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King Cake

King Cake
4.4 13 ratings
Prep. 30 min
Total 4 h 45 min
12 slices
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Ingredients

Dough
  • unsalted butter room temperature, plus extra to grease
    4 oz
  • whole milk
    4 oz
  • sugar
    2 oz
  • active dry yeast
    2 ¼ tsp
  • large eggs
    2
  • ground cinnamon
    1 tsp
  • salt
    ½ tsp
  • vanilla extract
    1 tsp
  • all-purpose flour
    16 oz
Brown Sugar Paste
  • unsalted butter diced, room temperature
    4 oz
  • dark brown sugar
    7 oz
  • ground cinnamon
    2 tsp
  • salt
    ½ tsp
Assembly
  • large egg
    1
  • water
    1 tsp
Glaze
  • cream cheese diced, room temperature
    8 oz
  • confectioners sugar
    6 oz
  • whole milk
    1 ½ oz
  • sanding sugar yellow, green and purple
    colored sugar sprinkles

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition per 1 slice

Sodium 300.8 mg
Protein 8.1 g
Calories 2139.2 kJ / 511.3 kcal
Fat 24.3 g
Fibre 1.6 g
Saturated Fat 14.2 g
Carbohydrates 66.4 g

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