How To Make King Cake Recipe
A sweet, ring-shaped cake with colorful icing and a surprise filling.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- Food coloring (green, purple, and yellow)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Unroll crescent rolls and lay on a baking sheet to form a ring.
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Combine sugar, pecans, and cinnamon in a bowl. Sprinkle mixture over crescent rolls.
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Drop teaspoonfuls of cream cheese on top of the sugar mixture.
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Roll up each crescent roll and pinch edges together to seal. Form into a ring.
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Bake for 30 minutes.
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In a bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and milk to make the icing.
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Divide icing into three bowls and color each bowl with food coloring to make green, purple, and yellow icing.
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Once the cake has cooled, drizzle icing on top of the cake in alternating colors.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories : 535kcal
- Total Fat : 22g
- Saturated Fat : 9g
- Cholesterol : 31mg
- Sodium : 490mg
- Total Carbohydrates : 85g
- Dietary Fiber : 1g
- Sugar : 75g
- Protein : 3g
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