Mardi gras king cake
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | Yeast |
| ¼ | cup | Warm water |
| 6 | teaspoons | Milk, scalded and cooled |
| 4 | cups | Flour (to 5 cups) |
| ½ | pounds | Butter |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Melted butter |
| Small plastic doll (or bean) | ||
| Light corn syrup for topping | ||
| Granulated sugar for topping green, yellow, purp | ||
Directions
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk and about ½ cup of flour. In a large bowl, blend butter, sugar, salt and eggs. Add yeast dough and mix thoroughly. Gradually, add 2½ cups flour to make a medium dough. Place in a greased bowl and brush with melted butter. Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise until double in volume, about 3 hours. Use 1 cup or more flour to knead dough and roll into a 4 to 5 foot long rope. Form into a oval on a 14 x 17" greased cookie sheet, connecting ends of the rope with a few drops of water. Press the doll (or bean) into the dough from underneath. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double in volume, about 1 hour. Bake @ 325 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Brush top of cake with corn syrup and sprinkle with alternating bands of colored sugar. Cake freezes well.