Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe

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Mardi Gras King Cake
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Ingredients
26
Count
Nutrition
14625
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cook butter or margarine, sour cream, sugar, and salt in a saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until butter melts. Cool mixture to 100 degrees to 110 degrees F.
  2. Dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in 1/2 cup warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Add butter mixture, eggs, and 2 cups flour; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until smooth. Gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
  3. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place in a well-greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
  4. Stir together 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
  5. Punch dough down; divide in half. Turn 1 portion out onto a lightly floured surface; roll to a 28- x 10-inch rectangle. Spread half each of cinnamon mixture and softened butter on dough. Roll dough, jellyroll fashion, starting at long side. Place dough roll, seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bring ends together to form an oval ring, moistening and pinching edges together to seal. Repeat with remaining dough, cinnamon mixture, and butter.
  6. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 20 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
  7. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Decorate with bands of Colored Frostings, and sprinkle with Colored Sugars.
  8. Colored Frostings:
  9. Stir together powdered sugar and melted butter. Add milk to reach desired consistency for drizzling; stir in vanilla. Divide frosting into 3 batches, tinting 1 green, 1 yellow, and combining red and blue food coloring for purple frosting.
  10. Colored Sugars:
  11. Place 1/2 cup sugar and drop of green food coloring in a jar or zip-top plastic bag; seal. Shake vigorously to evenly mix color with sugar. Repeat procedure with 1/2 cup sugar and yellow food coloring. For purple, combine 1 drop red and 1 drop blue food coloring before adding to remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 14624.71 Kcal (61231 kJ)
Calories from fat 5335.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 592.87g 912%
Cholesterol 712.86mg 238%
Sodium 12966.53mg 540%
Potassium 23487.31mg 500%
Total Carbs 2154.77g 718%
Sugars 1070.47g 4282%
Dietary Fiber 30.33g 121%
Protein 196.45g 393%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 1.7mg 58%
Iron 10.5mg 58%
Calcium 1042.5mg 104%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 423.63 Kcal (1774 kJ)
Calories from fat 154.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.17g 912%
Cholesterol 20.65mg 238%
Sodium 375.6mg 540%
Potassium 680.35mg 500%
Total Carbs 62.42g 718%
Sugars 31.01g 4282%
Dietary Fiber 0.88g 121%
Protein 5.69g 393%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 58%
Iron 0.3mg 58%
Calcium 30.2mg 104%

* 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

  • 341.1
    Points
  • 402
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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