By: RYLEE MCDANIELS
Staff Writer
With Mardi Gras coming up on March 1st this frosted king cake is the highlight of our annual Mardi Gras party. If you want to hide a token inside, do so by cutting a small slit in the bottom of the baked cake…and remember to warn your guests!
Ingredients:
- 1 package active dry yeast
- ½ cup warm water
- ½ cup warm 2% milk
- ⅓ cup shortening
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 4 to 4 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 cans almond cake and pastry filling
Glaze:
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons water
- Purple, Green, and Gold colored sugar
Directions:
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, shortening, sugar, salt, egg and 2 cups of flour. Beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll one portion into a 16-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Spread almond filling to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends together to form a ring. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375°. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. For glaze, combine confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve desired consistency. Spread over cooled cakes. Sprinkle with colored sugars.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 277 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 143mg sodium, 53g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.