New Orleans Style King Cake Recipe for Mardi Gras

Ingredients

• Dough
• 8 fluid ounces milk, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon dry active yeast
• 4 cups Swans Down® Cake Flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 ounces (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg, well beaten, for egg wash
• Filling
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Swans Down® Cake Flour
• Glaze
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons water
• Purple, green and gold sugar for sprinkling