Mardi Gras King Cake
Description
A quick, crowd-pleasing king cake made from refrigerated crescent roll dough arranged in a ring on a baking stone, filled with a cream cheese and lemon pie filling center, and decorated with a powdered sugar glaze in classic Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold. All the celebration without the yeasted dough.
Ingredients
Filling
Glaze
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla together until smooth.
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Separate crescent roll dough and arrange pieces on a 15-inch baking stone with the long points toward the center, forming a ring. Press the dough together to cover the stone, leaving the center open.
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Spread cream cheese mixture over the dough. Top with lemon pie filling.
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Fold the outer edge of the dough around the filling. Also fold the center tips in to enclose.
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Bake for 25–30 minutes until golden brown.
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Mix powdered sugar and milk or juice until smooth. Drizzle over the warm cake.
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Divide remaining glaze into 3 portions, tint with purple, green, and gold food coloring. Drizzle and decorate with colored sugars in alternating Mardi Gras colors.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 280kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 14g22%
- Saturated Fat 7g35%
- Cholesterol 30mg10%
- Sodium 380mg16%
- Total Carbohydrate 34g12%
- Sugars 18g
- Protein 4g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Lemon filling was chosen because its color matches Mardi Gras gold — but any pie filling works, including cream cheese, strawberry, or apple.
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