King Cake

Name: King Cake
Total time: 640 min
Ingredients: 2½ cups (12½ ounces/354 grams) all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams) granulated sugar; 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast; ¾ teaspoon table salt; ⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon water, divided; 3 large eggs, divided; 3 tablespoons whole milk; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Vegetable oil spray; Purple, green, and yellow colored sanding sugar; 1 king cake baby, dried bean, or almond (optional); 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup (2 ounces/57 grams) gingersnap cookie crumbs; ½ cup (3½ ounces/99 grams) granulated sugar; ¼ cup packed (1¾ ounces/50 grams) brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ⅛ teaspoon table salt; 3 cups (12 ounces/340 grams) confectioners' sugar; ½ cup sour cream; Pinch table salt

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Celebrate Mardi Gras with this King Cake recipe featuring a sweet, buttery dough filled with cinnamon and topped with festive icing and colored sugar.

Keywords

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cakes

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