Mardi Gras King Cake

Cajun Dessert Veggie
  • PREP TIME
    3 hours
  • COOK TIME
    30 minutes
  • SERVINGS
    15 servings

A Traditional Mardi-Gras King Cake, more like a bread with icing.

Ingredients

Equipment

Directions

Step 1

Pour the warm water in a bowl. Add yeast and 2 tsp sugar. Let rest 3 minutes, stir with whisk, let rest 10 more minutes.

Step 2

Whisk together sugar, 3 1/2 cups flour, salt, nutmeg and zest in large mixing bowl. Make a well in the flour mixture, add the milk and eggs. Mix with wooden spoon, add 1/2 cup butter slowly, then mix well.

Step 3

Turn dough out on surface and work. Knead the dough into a ball with remaining 1 cup flour. Wash and coat the mixing bowl with butter. Let dough rise in bowl for 1 1/2 hours.

Step 4

Knead the dough and sprinkle with cinnamon, shape into a tube and connect the ends. Place the tube on a greased cookie sheet. Let rise for 45 minutes.

Step 5

Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, cool on wire rack.

Step 6

Make icing out of confectioner's sugar and lemon juice, color with purple, yellow and green. Enjoy!