Mardi Gras King Cake. Southern Louisiana Style. Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke. If you can't get yourself to Louisiana for Mardi Gras this year, fixing this recipe is the next best thing. In fact, we think it's even better than ordering a mail-order King Cake.
The cake traditionally celebrating Epiphany in France and Quebec is sold in The king cake of the Louisiana tradition comes in a number of styles. King Cake is symbolic of the Mardi Gras celebration for residents it is believed that consuming King Cake outside. When it comes to king cake, our traditional recipe reigns supreme. You can cook Mardi Gras King Cake. Southern Louisiana Style using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Mardi Gras King Cake. Southern Louisiana Style
- It's of pastry.
- It's of milk.
- You need of sugar.
- It's of butter.
- Prepare of active dry yeast, or 1 tablespoon.
- You need of warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C).
- It's of eggs.
- It's of salt.
- Prepare of nutmeg.
- Prepare of All-purpose flour.
- It's of filling.
- You need of packed brown sugar.
- Prepare of ground cinnamon.
- Prepare of chopped pecans.
- It's of raisons...(optional).
- It's of melted butter.
- You need of frosting.
- You need of confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar).
- It's of water (optional, add food coloring).
In the decades since its inception, Southern Living, published monthly, has become one of the largest lifestyle magazines in the country. King cakes are mainly consumed during Carnival and Mardi Gras. These are the best king cakes in Louisiana to seek out. In many parts of Europe (and places with heavy European influence) there is a festive season that starts on the Epiphany While there may seem like a lot of steps to making Mardi Gras king cake, it really is a pretty simple process.
Mardi Gras King Cake. Southern Louisiana Style instructions
- Scald the milk, remove from heat and stir in butter. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature..
- In a large bowl, disolve yeast in warm water with 1 tablespoon of white sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 5-10 minutes.
- When yeast mixture is bubbling, add the milk mixture. Whisk in the eggs..
- Stir in the remaining white sugar,salt and nutmeg. Beat the flour into the milk/egg mixture 1 cup at a time.When the dough has pulled together, turn it onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes..
- Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowland turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1-2 hours.
- When risen, punch down and divide dough in half.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets or line with parchment paper..
- To make FILLING: Combine the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, chopped pecans, 1/2 cup flour and raisons. Pour 1/2 cup butterover the cinnamon mixture and mix until crumbly..
- Roll dough halves out into large rectangles(about 10x16 inches or so). sprinkle the filling evenly over the dough and rollup each half tightly like a jelly roll, beginning at the wide side. Bring the ends of each roll together to form 2 oval shaped rings..
- Place each ring on a prepared cookie sheet. With scissors, make cuts 1/3 of the way through the rings at 1 inch intervals. Let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 45 minutes..
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes..
- Frost while cakes are still warm with the confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar) blended with 1-2 tablespoons of water..
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