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