King Cake LA-SOUTHERN - American Recipe

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.

Tags: yeast, warm milk, flour, sugar, nutmeg · Source: Observatory Recipe Research Kitchen