Why not have a go at making a king cake I came across a few recipes that look fun just like this Mardi Gras King Cake for you to try out .. a great party cake that is for sure with it’s wonderful colours
It’s not a Mardi Gras party until someone serves the King Cake. This year, go crazy and serve up King Cake
Here is an excerpt about the king cake
The king cake of the Louisiana tradition comes in a number of styles. The most simple, said to be the most traditional, is a ring of twisted cinnamon roll-style dough topped with icing or sugar, usually colored purple, green, and gold (the traditional Mardi Gras colors) with food coloring.
Article source :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake
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Mardi Gras King Cake
A traditional Mardi Gras cake made with yeast, cinnamon, and a yummy (and colorful!) lemon glaze. Try not to get the baby!
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 4 cups Gold Medal™ unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 5 egg yolks , beaten
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups powdered sugar (for the glaze)
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice (for the glaze)
- 2 tablespoon water (for the glaze)
- Food red, blue, yellow and green coloring (for the glaze)
- Poppyseeds (for topping) (optional)
- Pecan King Cake baby or half
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