King Cake

This is a really easy and delicious King cake recipe compliments of my favorite lawyer was and Renaissance man Michael Wyatt. King cake is a Lousiana tradition eaten from Twelfth Night on January 6 through Mardi Gras. After making it, a small plastic baby is inserted in the cake.  The person who finds the baby throws the next King cake party

Mix:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. dry milk
1 package rapid rise yeast

Add: 1 cup hot water & stir


Add: 1 cup flour
1 egg
1/4 c. oil

Add: 1 to 1 1/4 cup flour. Knead until spongy. Let rise 25 minutes.

Separate the dough into two and roll them out until they're long and about 4 inches wide
Mix: ½ stick melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 T flour
Roll up – pinch – seal well
Braid the two rolls together
Let rise 15 minutes.


Bake at 350º, 17 min.

To decorate the cake, mix up a simple frosting with a lot of powdered sugar and a little milk (I also add vanilla extract). Add the frosting while the cake is still hot and sprinkle purple, gold, and green sugar on top. You can find the sugar at most craft stores like Michael's and Hobby Lobby.

As for king cake babies, you can buy them online, or if you're lucky, you can find them in some party stores with the stuff for baby showers.