How To Make A King Cake With Filling
Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper.
How to make a king cake with filling. Thaw frozen cake and reheat 10 minutes in a 375 degree oven. King cake is the traditional mardi gras dessert. Bake 20 25 minutes or until golden brown. The tradition of having king cake parties has evolved over time and the one who gets the baby hosts the next king cake party.
Bake the king cake. Roll dough into a 10x28 inch rectangle. Let it cool completely to room temperature. Fold dough points over filling and then fold bottom of triangle over points forming a circular roll like a king cake.
Using red and blue food coloring tint one portion purple. Divide icing among three bowls. Then arrange the triangles on a large round baking stone or pizza pan with the points in the middle. Watching my first mardi gras parade in the french quarter from atop my cousin s shoulders is a memory i love to conjure up.
Cool slightly and drizzle with colored mardi gras icing. Spread cream cheese filling over the rectangle leaving a 1 inch border along each. Celebrate with this classic king cake recipe. Of course it can be made without the filling for a delicious cinnamon roll flavored cake.
Separate crescent roll triangles. This apple filled king cake is very popular and so easy to make at home. Stir cream cheese 1 cup confectioners sugar 2 tablespoons flour lemon juice vanilla extract and nutmeg in a bowl until filling is smooth. Bake at 350 for 20 25 minutes or until golden brown.
This will create a large circle. Let the cake cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet then transfer the cake onto a wire cooling rack. 8 ounces cream cheese. Instead of making sweet bread dough for your cake you can use 2 packages of crescent rolls.
If using a. 1 dried bean to bake in the cake. With this simple step by step you can make a traditional delicious properly decorated king cake with a cream cheese filling. Bake until lightly browned and golden brown on top 30 to 40 minutes.
Meanwhile combine the confectioners sugar vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Cool for 5 minutes. You ll see a great trick for making sure the dough maintains its ring shape while rising and baking and see how to finish the king cake with a sweet lemon glaze and festive sprinkles of traditional mardi gras colors. Bake the cake until it is golden brown 20 35 minutes.
Right there with that parade i also recall my first. Extra dough may be frozen or make two king cakes and freeze one. 1 2 recipe king cake above 1 16 ounce can cherry apple or apricot pie filling. In another small bowl combine butter brown sugar and cinnamon with fork until crumbly.
Then like a traditional king cake you will put the filling on the dough. To hide the baby in the cake if desired make a small slit in the bottom of the cake and put the miniature plastic baby in after the cake has cooled. Sprinkle over cream cheese. A little syrupy filling might ooze onto the baking sheet.
Cream cheese filled king cake.