Description
Indulge in the festive spirit with this Easy Mardi Gras King Cake recipe. A delightful cinnamon-spiced cake filled with sweet goodness and topped with colorful sanding sugar, perfect for celebrating the carnival season!
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 1 cup warm milk (110°F)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Filling:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Decorations:
- Purple, green, and gold sanding sugar
- Plastic baby (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: Combine warm milk and yeast, add sugar, butter, eggs, then mix in flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Knead until smooth.
- Rise and Fill: Let dough rise, prepare filling by mixing brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Roll out dough, spread filling, roll up, and form a ring.
- Final Rise and Bake: Let the cake rise again, bake until golden brown.
- Glaze and Decorate: Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla for glaze, drizzle over cake, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Add plastic baby if desired.
Notes
- You can make the dough ahead and refrigerate overnight for enhanced flavor.
- If you lack sanding sugar, colored sprinkles make a good substitute.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
