king cake cinnamon buns - Pass the Cookies

Ingredients

• ¾ cup whole milk, heated to 110 degrees F
• 2 ¼ teaspoons (1 packet) instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 4 ¼ – 4 ½ cups flour
• ½ cup cornstarch
• ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 12 tablespoons butter, softened and cut into 12 pieces
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 7 ounces almond paste
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1½ tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 to 6 tablespoons milk
• 14 ounces marzipan
• Purple, yellow and green food colorings