King Cake LA-SOUTHERN - American Recipe

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King Cake LA-SOUTHERN

🌍 American Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • 2.25 tsp yeast
  • ½ cup warm milk
  • 3 cups flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup warm butter
  • 4 eggs. Filling: cream cheese
  • sugar
  • vanilla. Icing: powdered sugar + milk. Colored sugars (purple, green, gold)

Method

  1. Making — Make enriched yeast dough; let rise 1.5 hours.
  2. Rolling — Roll out; spread cream cheese filling; roll into log.
  3. Shaping — Shape into oval ring; rise 45 minutes.
  4. Baking — Bake 160°C (325°F) 25 minutes. Cool.
  5. Icing — Ice with powdered sugar glaze; decorate with colored sugars. Hide plastic baby inside.