King Cake
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A New Orleans ring-shaped yeast cake topped with colorful purple, green, and gold sugar, filled with cinnamon and pecans. Rich and slightly sweet with a coffee-cake texture, it's a Mardi Gras tradition.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) warm water
- 2¼ teaspoons (7g) dry active yeast, (or one package )
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 g) salt
- ¾ cup (180 ml) whole milk
- ½ teaspoon (2 ml) vanilla extract
- 4 ounces (113 g) unsalted butter
- 2 large egg
- 4 ounces (113 g) sour cream
- 3-3½ cup (375-438 g) all-purpose flour, (plus more for dusting)
- 1 teaspoon ( 2 g) lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon (0.5 g) nutmeg
- 2 ounces (56 g) unsalted butter, (melted)
- ¾ cup (150 g) brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons (4 g) ground cinnamon
- ½ cup (55 g) pecans
- ⅓ cup (41 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1-2 tablespoons (15-30 ml) milk
- 1 cup (113 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) whole milk
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.5 ml) vanilla extract
- green, purple, and yellow sugar, (as needed )
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 60M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 35m
- Cook
- 25m
- Sodium
- 195mg
- Total sugar
- 29g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 227mg
- Calcium
- 65mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 35M
- SODIUM
- 195MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.