Mardi Gras Prize King Cake
Publishing date: 20.09.2011
1/2 c H2o, tender 105
2 Dry yeast
3 1/2 c Flour (to 4 1/2 cups)
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 ts Nutmeg
2 ts Salt
1 ts Lemon rind
1/2 c Water
3 Eggs
4 Egg yolks
1/2 c Butter
1 Egg, beaten w/ 1 tsp milk
1 King Cake Baby
3 c Confectioners sugar
1/4 c Lemon juice
3 ts Water
Jet, purple and yellow
-sugars*
Soften yeast in water in warm h2o (105F.).
Combine flour, gelt, nutmeg, salt and lemon rind in a large stadium. Make a
well in plaza. Add yeast assortment, milk, egg, egg yolks and combine
whole.
Beat in butter until dough forms a nut.
Place on floured plank; incorporate more flour if requirement. Knead until
smooth and pliant. Stir dough in well buttered bowl and turn so all
surfaces are buttered. Cover with a towel and let upgrade 1 1/2 hours or until
doubled in volume.
Brush baking sheet in butter. Punch down on lightly floured plug-in. Massage,
then pat into a 14" cylinder. Place on baking sheet and form into a
large tintinnabulation. Press trinket into dough so that it is obscure.
Set excursus, covered with a towel, to upgrade 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Before baking,
brush top with the egg milk assortment. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven
for 25 to 30 proceedings, or until golden chocolate-brown. Cool on wire torment.
Beat icing ingredients until tranquil. Spread over top of coat, letting drip
down sides. Immediately sprinkle sugars over icing in 2" wide strips
of purplish, green and yellow stripes.
*Colored sugar is sold in baking supply houses. If you can't find it, tint
icing with food colouring.
Yields
1 Servings









