Festive King’S Cake

Name: Festive King’S Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons active dry yeast; 2 teaspoons salt; 4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup 2% milk; 3/4 cup butter, cubed; 5 large egg yolks, room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk; Purple, yellow and green colored sugars

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup 2% milk
3/4 cup butter, cubed
5 large egg yolks, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk
Purple, yellow and green colored sugars

Directions

1

In a large bowl, mix the sugar, yeast, salt and 2 cups flour. In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg yolks; beat 2 minutes longer. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
2

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.
3

For filling, mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll into a 24x6-in. rectangle. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar lengthwise down one half of the dough. Fold dough lengthwise over filling; pinch seam to seal. Transfer to a greased
4

, seam side down. Shape into a ring, pinching ends together to seal. Cover with a kitchen towel; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
5

Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. For topping, mix the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread over cake; sprinkle with colored sugars.