Mardi Gras Kings Cake Recipe - No Fat Tuesday Celebration is complete without it!
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Mardi Gras
Servings: 8
Author: Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Ingredients
Pastry:
1cupmilk
1/4cupbutterunsalted
2.25 ounce packages active dry yeast
2/3cupwarm watermust be warm to activate the yeast
1/2cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
1 1/2teaspoonssalt
1/2teaspoonnutmeg
5 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
Filling:
1cuppacked brown sugar
1tablespoonground cinnamon
1/2cupall-purpose flour
1/2cupmelted butter
Icing:
1cupconfectionerspowdered sugar
1tablespoonwater
YellowGreen and Purple Sprinkles
Instructions
Scald milk, remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup of butter. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water with 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar. Let stand for 10 minutes.
When yeast mixture is bubbling, add the cooled milk mixture. Whisk in the eggs. Stir in the remaining granulated sugar, salt and nutmeg.
Beat the flour into the milk/egg mixture 1 cup at a time. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours. When risen, punch down and divide dough in half.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease 2 cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
To Make Filling: Combine the brown sugar, ground cinnamon and 1/2 cup flour. Pour 1/2 cup melted butter over the cinnamon mixture and mix until crumbly.
Roll dough halves out into large rectangles (approximately 10x16 inches or so). Sprinkle the filling evenly over the dough and roll up each half tightly like a jelly roll, beginning at the wide side (you want it to be a vertical roll).
Bring the ends of each roll together to form 2 oval shaped rings. Place each ring on a greased cookie sheet.
With scissors make cuts 1/3 of the way through the rings at 1 inch intervals. Let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Push the doll into the bottom of the cake.
Frost while warm with the icing and then decorate with green, purple and yellow sugar sprinkles.