Super Easy Mardi Gras King Cake

Super Easy Mardi Gras King Cake
  • PREP TIME
    20 mins
  • COOK TIME
    50 mins
  • TOTAL TIME
    1 hrs 10 mins
  • SERVING
    12 People
  • VIEWS
    149

Embrace the spirit of Mardi Gras with this effortless King Cake, a delightful centerpiece for your festive celebrations! Infused with the charm of New Orleans, this sweet treat conceals a hidden treasure, promising luck to the fortunate reveler who discovers it.

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Nutrition

  • Carbohydrate
    95 g
  • Cholesterol
    0 mg
  • Fiber
    2 g
  • Protein
    5 g
  • Saturated Fat
    5 g
  • Sodium
    865 mg
  • Sugar
    42 g
  • Fat
    23 g
  • Unsaturated Fat
    0 g

DIRECTIONS

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Recipe View Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet. (5 minutes)

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Recipe View Unroll dough from each can in a long strand; fold each strand of dough in half, and roll slightly to shape it into a fat log. Shape the logs together on the prepared baking sheet to make a circle, overlapping the ends and pinching them together. Pat dough into shape as necessary to make it even in size all the way around. Cover loosely with foil. (15 minutes)

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Recipe View Bake in preheated oven until firm to the touch and golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Check often for doneness so the ring doesn't overbake. Place on a wire rack and cool completely. (60 minutes)

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Recipe View Place cake ring on a serving plate; cut a slit along the inside and insert a small plastic baby, pushing it far enough into the cake to be hidden from view. (5 minutes)

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05 Step

Recipe View Divide frosting evenly between 4 bowls. Stir 1 tablespoon of milk into each bowl to thin frosting. Use frosting in one bowl to drizzle over cooled cake. To the remaining three bowls of frosting, stir yellow food coloring into one and green into another. Stir red and blue food colorings together with frosting in a third bowl to make purple frosting. Drizzle cake with yellow, green, and purple frostings in any desired pattern. Dust cake with multi-colored sprinkles and decorate with beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets. (20 minutes)

For a richer flavor, consider adding a touch of almond extract to the frosting.
Feel free to customize the decorations with your favorite Mardi Gras colors and embellishments.
If you don't have food coloring, you can use natural alternatives like spinach juice for green, turmeric for yellow, and beet juice for red.

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RECIPE REVIEWS

Avarage Rating: 4.5/ 5 ( 49 Ratings)
Total Reviews: (3)
  • Keyon Stracke

    I added a cream cheese filling to mine, and it was absolutely divine! This recipe is a great base for getting creative with flavors and decorations.

  • Napoleon Hessel

    This recipe was so easy to follow! My kids loved helping me decorate the cake, and it was a huge hit at our Mardi Gras party.

  • Celestino Kohlerkuhn

    I've always been intimidated by baking, but this King Cake recipe was surprisingly simple. The instructions were clear, and the cake turned out beautifully!

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