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King Cake

 
One serving costs about $3.58 One serving costs about $3.58

$3.58 per serving

1 people like this recipe

1 likes

This recipe is ready in 45 minutes

Ready in 45 minutes

1 dessert Creole,Cajun
spoonacular Score:20%

Spoonacular Score: 20%

 

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Cajun food. Try making King Cake at home. One portion of this dish contains approximately 86g of protein, 57g of fat, and a total of 4390 calories. This recipe serves 1. For $3.58 per serving, this recipe covers 58% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodista has 1 fans. It works well as a dessert. If you have milk, powdered sugar, shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 81%. This score is awesome. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Mardi Gras King Cake Cupcakes: Fit for a King and Queen, Twelfth Night Cake or King Cake(Galette Des Rois), and Russian Korolevsky Cake (King's Cake).

Cream Sherry, Alcoholic Drink, and Ingredient are my top picks for King Cake. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "

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Ingredients

Servings:
some
some under side after baking
under side after baking
some
some under side after baking
under side after baking
2.5 Tbsps
2.5 Tbsps butter
butter
2 Tbsps
2 Tbsps powdered cinnamon
powdered cinnamon
2
2  eggs
eggs
5 cups
5 cups flour
flour
0.75 cup
0.75 cup milk
milk
0.5 tsps
0.5 tsps powdered ginger
powdered ginger
0.5 cup
0.5 cup powdered sugar
powdered sugar
some
some salt
salt
some
some shortening
shortening
some
some shortening
shortening
0.5 cup
0.5 cup sugar
sugar
1 cup
1 cup sugar
sugar
0.5 tsps
0.5 tsps vanilla extract
vanilla extract
1.5 tsps
1.5 tsps warm water
warm water
some under side after baking
some
under side after baking
some under side after baking
some
under side after baking
2.5 Tbsps butter
2.5 Tbsps
butter
2 Tbsps powdered cinnamon
2 Tbsps
powdered cinnamon
2  eggs
2
eggs
5 cups flour
5 cups
flour
0.75 cup milk
0.75 cup
milk
0.5 tsps powdered ginger
0.5 tsps
powdered ginger
0.5 cup powdered sugar
0.5 cup
powdered sugar
some salt
some
salt
some shortening
some
shortening
some shortening
some
shortening
0.5 cup sugar
0.5 cup
sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup
sugar
0.5 tsps vanilla extract
0.5 tsps
vanilla extract
1.5 tsps warm water
1.5 tsps
warm water

Equipment

kitchen towels
kitchen towels
baking sheet
baking sheet
mixing bowl
mixing bowl
oven
oven
kitchen towels
kitchen towels
baking sheet
baking sheet
mixing bowl
mixing bowl
oven
oven


Instructions

  1. Scald milk. Pour over butter, sugar and salt. Mix together in large mixing bowl. Let cool to lukewarm. In another bowl, sprinkle yeast on 1/4 cup warm water (or use lukewarm water for compressed yeast). Stir softened yeast into milk mixture. Add beaten eggs. Stir a little flour in, beating until smooth. Add sufficient remaining flour to make soft dough, stirring until dough forms ball which leaves side of bowl.
  2. Turn dough out onto lightly floured board. Press into flattened ball, about 1 1/2 inch thick. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding only enough flour to keep dough from sticking. Grease mixing bowl. Return dough to bowl, turning dough once to grease its surface. Coat top of dough lightly with softened shortening. Cover with folded kitchen towel. Let rise in warm, not hot, place about 50 minutes, or until double in bulk.
  3. Punch dough down and turn out onto lightly floured board. Roll out into 10x16 inch rectangle to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut lengthwise into 3 strips. Spread each strip with melted butter. Sprinkle each strip with cinnamon, sugar and ginger mixture. (This is easiest if kept away from edges and mixture is "funneled" in the middle of the strips.) Fold each strip over on long side. Press to seal each strip. "Braid" dough and place on lightly greased baking sheet.
  4. Cover ring lightly with folded kitchen towel. Let rise in warm place away from draft about 30 minutes or overnight. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 24-28 minutes. Drip (drizzle) confectioners' sugar mixture over top of hot bread. Sprinkle with colored "sanding" sugar or colored baking sugar.
  5. Stuff "baby" or "surprise" into dough, from the bottom or under side after baking.

Read the detailed instructions on Foodista.com – The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit

Price Breakdown

Cost per Serving: $3.73
Ingredient
some under side after baking
some under side after baking
2.5 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons powdered cinnamon
2 eggs
5 cups flour
¾ cups milk
½ teaspoons powdered ginger
½ cups powdered sugar
½ cups sugar
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Price
$0.17
$0.17
$0.30
$0.65
$0.48
$0.83
$0.25
$0.12
$0.19
$0.14
$0.28
$0.15
$3.73

Nutritional Information

Quickview
4570 Calories
89g Protein
64g Total Fat
912g Carbs
48% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
4570k
229%

Fat
64g
99%

  Saturated Fat
28g
180%

Carbohydrates
912g
304%

  Sugar
381g
424%

Cholesterol
426mg
142%

Sodium
1653mg
72%

Alcohol
0.69g
4%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
89g
178%

Manganese
7mg
386%

Vitamin B1
5mg
367%

Selenium
251µg
360%

Folate
1287µg
322%

Vitamin B2
4mg
246%

Vitamin B3
41mg
206%

Iron
34mg
192%

Phosphorus
1522mg
152%

Fiber
27g
109%

Calcium
685mg
69%

Copper
1mg
59%

Vitamin B5
5mg
56%

Magnesium
202mg
51%

Zinc
7mg
48%

Potassium
1295mg
37%

Vitamin B12
2µg
36%

Vitamin A
1697IU
34%

Vitamin B6
0.63mg
32%

Vitamin D
3µg
25%

Vitamin E
2mg
19%

Vitamin K
16µg
16%

Vitamin C
0.86mg
1%

covered percent of daily need

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