Haydel's Bakery King Cakes Recipe

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Haydel's Bakery King Cakes
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
476
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 (1/4 oz) packages active dry yeast
  • 1/4 tsp lemon extract
  • 1/4 tsp butter flavor extract
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp yellow food coloring
  • 1 tsp green food coloring
  • 1 tsp purple food coloring

Directions:

  1. For the Dough: In a mixer at first speed combine 1/3 cup granulated sugar, salt, and shortening until well creamed. Add eggs and continue to cream.
  2. Dissolve the yeast in the milk and add the flavors. Once dissolved add to creamed mixture and continue to mix. Add flour and mix until dough tightens. Remove from mixer and kneed into a ball.
  3. At this point sprinkle some flour on top and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Allow the dough to rest for 1 1/2 hours.
  4. For the Colored Sugar: While the dough is resting mix your colored sugars. Start by taking one cup of sugar and your yellow food coloring. Mix by hand with a wire wisk in a metal bowl until the sugar turns yellow. Pour your yellow sugar into a separate bowl and put off to the side. Repeat this process mixing green then purple. (By doing them in that order you only dirty one mixingbowl)
  5. When dough has rested, roll out into an a long piece. Brush on canola oil covering the entire piece. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar liberally over the whole piece.
  6. Once the dough is covered with the cinnamon sugar and oil, fold it in half lengthwise. Cut into 3 strips and braid the dough. Gently roll the dough by starting at one end and working all the way down to the other end. This will make the dough a nice long piece that can then be shaped into a circle.
  7. Once shaped place on a baking pan covered with piece of parchment. Allow the dough to rest again until it doubles in size.
  8. At this point, take a spoon and alternate sprinkling the three colored sugars on top of your circular piece of dough.
  9. Bake at 370 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes until dough is golden brown. Then laissez les bon temps rouler (let the good times roll) !
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 475.56 Kcal (1991 kJ)
Calories from fat 138.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.4g 24%
Cholesterol 25.13mg 8%
Sodium 174.66mg 7%
Potassium 110.15mg 2%
Total Carbs 80.03g 27%
Sugars 52.64g 211%
Dietary Fiber 2.34g 9%
Protein 6.2g 12%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 36.7mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 374.06 Kcal (1566 kJ)
Calories from fat 109.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.12g 24%
Cholesterol 19.76mg 8%
Sodium 137.38mg 7%
Potassium 86.64mg 2%
Total Carbs 62.95g 27%
Sugars 41.4g 211%
Dietary Fiber 1.84g 9%
Protein 4.88g 12%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 3%
Calcium 28.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.3
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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