King Cake Recipe, For Mardi Gras
In honor of Mardi Gras I have found a King Cake recipe from the Food Network that is fantastic. Mardi Gras started as a religious celebration but over the years it has slowly drifted in another direction. This King Cake recipe is so heavenly that I believe it will bring balance back to the Mardi Gras celebration.
The King Cake
The King Cake was brought over by French and Spanish colonist in the eighteenth century to Louisiana and the Southern States in the Gulf Coast of the United States. Since then it has been closely associated with Mardi Gras and if you tried to buy a King Cake on Mardi Gras Day you should be prepared to pay a hefty amount for it. So I thought it would be nice to save you some money and find the best recipe out there. See below for the recipe and click the link under it to see the baking directions on Food Network.
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 large egg yolks, plus 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing the bowl
For the Filling and Glaze:
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2/3 cup toasted pecans, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 dry bean or plastic King Cake baby (available at party-supply stores or mardigrasday.com)
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- Purple, green and gold sanding sugar, for decorating
Click here to go to the Food Network and read the directions on how to make the cake.
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