Traditional King Cake

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subheading: Ingredients for King Cake:

1 cup lukewarm milk, about 110 degrees

½ cup granulated sugar

2 tablespoons dry yeast

3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup melted butter

5 egg yolks, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest

3 teaspoons cinnamon

Several gratings of fresh nutmeg

subheading: Ingredients for King Cake Icing:

2 cups powdered sugar

¼ cup condensed milk

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Purple, green and gold decorative sugars

1 fève (fava bean) or plastic baby to hide in the cake after baking

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