King Cake

King Cake

4.4 13 rating

Prep. 30 min

Total 4 h 45 min

12 slices

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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