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Directions:1. Use a knife to separate crescent dinner rolls at perforated edges. Be careful not to stretch pieces. Place slices around a prepared 10 -inch round pizza pan with points in center (may have leftover roll slices). From the center of the pan to halfway toward outer edge, press seams together.
2. In mixing bowl, on low speed, beat cream cheese, 2Tbs confectioners ' sugar and vanilla extract until creamy. Use spatula to spread filling on center of dough circle where seams have been pressed together. In another bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, optional chopped nuts and cinnamon with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over cream cheese filling.
3. Fold points of dough over filling and fold bottom of triangle over points to make a ring like a king cake. Bake at 350 degrees for 29-25 minutes or until golden brown. May "tent" with foil for first 15 minutes to prevent over browning. Cool and drizzle icing over cake. (Top with assortment of colored sugar. You may add food coloring to three separate bowls of to create different icing colors and then top with sprinkles).
NOTE:
Put Mardi Gras beads in the middle of the circle for flourish and maybe the traditional plastic baby somewhere in the cooked cake. (If your guests are unfamiliar with this tradition or you include young children, you will want to use caution and explain or remove the plastic baby.) I have been told the guest whose piece of cake contains the baby must make the next King Cake!
ICING:
In small bowl combine all ingredients and spread over cooled cake. You may also divide icing into three small bowl and add a few drops of different food coloring in each bowl to create purple icing, green icing, and yellow icing. |
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Notes: This recipe by Devin White (Rookie Cook) appeared in the Shreveport Times on January 1, 2013. It is easy and fun to do with children for Mardi Gras. It always turns out well and is really very good. My grandchildren loved making it! The traditional King Cake is much more complicated and requires yeast and time to "rise." Love, Mimi
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