Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe

Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe

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King cake is a sweet and colorful cake made with sweet dough and pecan filling, and, if you're lucky, a plastic baby traditionally served at Mardi Gras.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 0.25 cup butter
  • 0.66666668653488 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 0.5 cup white sugar, divided
  • 2 eggs
  • 1.5 teaspoons salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 5.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 0.66666668653488 cup chopped pecans
  • 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup raisins
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 plastic baby doll
  • purple, green, and gold sanding sugar

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