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Easy King Cake Recipe: Simple Joy for Your Mardi Gras Celebration

Easy King Cake Recipe
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Celebrate Mardi Gras with this easy king cake recipe that brings the festive spirit right into your kitchen.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 packet active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk (for icing)
  • Food coloring (purple, green, yellow)

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix warm milk and yeast, let it sit until frothy.
  2. In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
  3. Mix in the eggs, vanilla, melted butter, and the yeast mixture.
  4. Knead the dough until smooth and let it rise until doubled in size.
  5. Roll out the dough, fill with a cinnamon-sugar mix, and shape it into a ring.
  6. Place the ring on a baking sheet and let it rise again before baking.
  7. Bake until golden brown, then cool.
  8. Mix powdered sugar and milk to create icing, and drizzle on the cooled cake.
  9. Decorate with colored sugars.

Notes

  • You can add a hidden plastic baby for tradition.
  • Feel free to customize the flavors by adding fruit or nuts.

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Keywords: Easy King Cake Recipe, King Cake, Mardi Gras

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