King Cake | MCC + BAJ | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk (warm, around 105-110°F)
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 4¼ cup all-purpose flour (fluffed, spooned, leveled *see notes)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened and cut into small pieces)
• ¾ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
• 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
• 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• Yellow decorating sugar ()
• Green decorating sugar
• Purple decorating sugar
• King cake baby (optional)