How to Make Authentic King Cake at Home | The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups bread flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon yeast
• ½ cup water
• 6 each eggs
• 2½ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• King Cake Icing (recipe follows)
• Cinnamon Filling
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2½ cups powdered sugar
• ¼ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract