SUPER EASY MARDI GRAS KING CAKE

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Do you love the way a King Cake brightens up your party but hate the time it takes to bake one? Here's an easy recipe that's fast and fun and easier than pie! A small plastic baby inserted into the side of the cake will bring good luck in the coming year to whoever discovers it in their slice of cake. Beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets can be used to decorate the cake.

Provided by BUDDHAFULDREAMER

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 (14 ounce) cans refrigerated sweet roll dough
2 (12 fluid ounce) cans creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
¼ cup milk
2 drops green food coloring
2 drops yellow food coloring
1 drop red food coloring
1 drop blue food coloring
½ cup multi-colored sprinkles

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
  • Open the cans of sweet roll dough and unroll the dough from each can into 3 strands. Working on a clean surface, place 3 dough strands side by side and gather them together to make one large strand. Fold this in half, and roll slightly to make a fat log. Repeat steps with the remaining dough. Place each log on the prepared baking sheet and shape to make a ring, overlapping the ends and pinching them together to make a complete circle. Pat the dough into shape as necessary to make the ring even in size all the way around. Cover loosely with foil.
  • Bake in preheated oven until firm to the touch and golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Check often for doneness so the ring doesn't overbake. Place on a wire rack and cool completely.
  • Place the cake ring on a serving plate. Cut a slit along the inside of the ring and insert a small plastic baby, pushing it far enough into the cake to be hidden from view.
  • Divide the frosting evenly between 4 bowls. Stir 1 tablespoon of milk into each bowl to thin the frosting. Use the frosting in one bowl to drizzle over the cooled cake. To the remaining three bowls of frosting, stir yellow food coloring into one and green into another. Stir the red and blue food colorings together with the frosting in a third bowl to make purple frosting. Drizzle the cake with yellow, green, and purple frostings in any desired pattern. Dust the cake with multi-colored sprinkles and decorate with beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 606.1 calories, Carbohydrate 95.4 g, Cholesterol 0.4 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 865.3 mg, Sugar 41.5 g

Amit Kapar
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Wow! This Mardi Gras King Cake is a work of art.


w4 waseeq
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This cake looks amazing! I can't wait to try it.


Amy Whitehouse
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I've never made a Mardi Gras King Cake before, but this recipe looks easy enough to try.


Nawanji Justine
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I'm planning to make this cake for my next party. It looks so good!


Deborah Harville
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This cake is perfect for Mardi Gras! It's festive and delicious.


naveed jaan
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This recipe is a keeper! I'll definitely be making it again next year.


suzzie mutheu
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The cake was easy to make, but it didn't turn out as moist as I would have liked.


Olwethu Mofokeng
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This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but everyone else seemed to love it.


Jabulani t Thokozan
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I'm not a big fan of almond filling, so I substituted it with a cream cheese filling. It was still delicious!


Latif Xain
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This is my favorite Mardi Gras King Cake recipe! I love the combination of the sweet dough and the almond filling.


MUNENE SADAT K
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I've made this cake for years and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The recipe is simple to follow and the cake always turns out moist and flavorful.


Maya Magar
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This Mardi Gras King Cake was a huge hit at our party! It was so easy to make and turned out absolutely delicious. The almond filling was a perfect touch.