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- From: rtsnlt@corsair.tacom.army.mil (Nancy Saxon)
- Subject: King Cake Recipe
- Organization: US Army Tank-Automotive Command
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 16:33:29 +0000
- Message-ID: <3ivj8p$7g3@VTC.TACOM.Army.Mil>
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- Here is a recipe I got off the net a month or so ago. I haven't tried
- it though.
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- From: lamiller@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Laura Miller)
- Subject: King Cake Recipe
- Date: 24 Jan 95 16:24:30 GMT
- Message-ID: <lamiller.790964670@casbah>
-
- For those less familiar with the King Cake tradition, it is a giant
- cinnamon roll served during the Mardi Gras season. The cakes are decorated
- with sugar colored purple to signify justice, green for faith and gold for
- power. A small plastic baby (or a bean, etc) is hidden in the cake. Who
- ever finds the baby (said to signify the Newborn King) is designated
- King for the day and is in charge of bringing the cake to the next party
- or gathering. In New Orleans this isn't a big deal because you can pick
- them up at the bakery or grocery for about $10.
-
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- 2 16-ounce packages hot roll mix
- 1 & 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 Tbs grated orange peel
- 1 Tbs grated lemon peel
- Yolks of 4 large eggs
- 6 Tbs butter or margarine, melted
- All purpose-flour
- 1 plastic baby or a pecan half ( I used a jaw breaker)
- 1 & 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- violet, green, and yellow paste food coloring
-
- 1. Combine hot roll mix with yeast (comes in package), 3/4 cup granulated
- sugar and grated peels in large bowl. Stir in egg yolks, 4 Tbs melted
- butter, and 2 cups very hot tap water. Turn dough out onto well-floured
- work surface. Knead dought 2 minutes until smooth; let rest, covered,
- 5 minutes. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Roll dough out to 20 x 12-inch
- rectangle; brush with remaining 2 Tbs melted butter. Sprinkle 1/4 cup
- granulated sugar and cinnamon over dough. Fold dough lengthwise in half;
- roll rolling pin lightly over dough to seal.
-
- 2. Cut dough into 3 lengthwise strips. Braid strips, starding at center
- and working towards each end; do not seal strips at ends. Tuck baby or pecan
- between 2 strips of braid to conceal. Place braid on lightly greased cookie
- sheet, forming oval with ends touching
-
- 3. Brush ends of strips lightly with water; pinch opposing strip ends
- together to form continuous braid. Cover with kitchen towel; let rise
- in warm, draft-free place 20 minutes until slightly puffed. Bake 10 minutes;
- reduce oven temperature to 350F; bake 20 minutes longer until golden brown,
- covering with foil for last 5 minutes if becoming too brown. Cool cake
- on rack. Meanwhile, beat confectioners' sugar, cream, and vanilla in large
- bowl with mixer at medium speed until smooth. Pour frosting over cooled
- cake, allowing it to run down sides. Divide remaining 3/4 c granulated sugar
- among 3 small bowls. Stir a different paste food color into each. Sprinkle
- collored sugars alternately over frosting (ie. purple, green, gold, purple,
- green, gold, purple, green, gold, etc around cake in small sections).
-
- Laura's notes:
- - make colored sugar first so that it has time to dry out. I needed to
- add a few drops of water to sugar to get food color to blend.
- - The big square cookie sheets work best because they are larger and
- hold the cake better.
- - Although I have never tried it, you could probably make a fruit filled
- cake by using canned pie filling.
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- Happy Mardi Gras!
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