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Mardi Gras King Cake
Ingredients
  • Cake
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, melted
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  • ¾ cup (170g) milk, lukewarm
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  • 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk, white reserved; at room temperature
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  • 3 ½ cups (420g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
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  • ¼ cup (28g) King Arthur Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk
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  • 1 ¼ teaspoons (8g) salt
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  • 2 ½ teaspoons instant yeast
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  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
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  • ⅛ teaspoon King Arthur Fiori di Sicilia or lemon oil, or 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
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  • Filling
  • one 8-ounce package (227g) cream cheese, softened
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  • ½ cup (99g) granulated sugar
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  • 3 tablespoons (21g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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  • 1 large egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
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  • 2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract, ⅛ teaspoon King Arthur Fiori di Sicilia, or lemon oil
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  • Icing
  • 2 cups (227g) confectioners' sugar
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  • pinch of salt
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  • 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract
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  • 2 to 3 tablespoons milk, enough to make a thick but pourable glaze
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  • Garnish
  • yellow, purple, and green fine sparkling sugars
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  • candied red cherries, optional
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