A California-Inspired King Cake Recipe

Name: A California-Inspired King Cake Recipe
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 ¼- oz package active dry yeast; ¼ cup sugar; ½ cup whole milk; 2 TBSP light brown sugar; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 ½ tsp orange blossom water; 1 egg + 1 egg yolk; 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour; ¾ tsp kosher salt; 8 TBSP unsalted butter (softened); 1 8- oz cream cheese; 1 cup California prune puree; ½ cup packed dark brown sugar; 2 TBSP cane syrup (or substitute with maple syrup); 1 TBSP ground cinnamon; ½ tsp kosher salt; 1 orange (zested); ¾ cup chopped pecans or walnuts; 1 cup whipping cream; ⅓ cup powdered sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 8- oz mascarpone cheese; green, purple, and gold/yellow sanding sugars for garnish

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A California-Inspired King Cake filled with cream cheese, pecans, and prunes, baked until golden and topped with mascarpone—perfect for Mardi Gras celebrations!

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