King Cake Recipe
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Live Well Bake Often · by Danielle Rye

King Cake Recipe

NUTRITION · PER SERVING245M COOK
CAL 20%·PRO 18%
CARBS 61G62% OF CAL
5G FIBER29G OTHER27G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 13G29% OF CAL
5G SAT8G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A sweet brioche dough filled with cinnamon sugar and shaped like a crown. This traditional Mardi Gras cake is aromatic and buttery, perfect for celebrations.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 12
  • 1 cup whole milk ((240 ml))
  • ¼ cup water ((60 ml))
  • ⅓ cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (divided (70 grams))
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast ((7 grams))
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and slightly cooled (85 grams))
  • 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
  • 4 ½ to 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar ((100 grams))
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and slightly cooled (57 grams; ½ stick))
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon water ((15 ml))
  • 1 cup powdered sugar ((120 grams))
  • 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons whole milk ((30 ml))
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Tiny plastic baby
  • Green, purple, and gold/yellow sanding sugar
PREP
60M
SODIUM
273MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.