Purple, Yellow and Green Mardi Gras Cake

Mardi Gras King cake is a Louisiana treat made at Carnival time frame. It's just a cinnamon-roll much like cake that's light and moreover fluffy and on the inside it is crammed with sugary frosting. On the outside, it is usually iced and sprinkled with Fat Tuesday hues.

Ingredients

one package dried out yeast
¼ cup warm water
half a dozen teaspoons milk (lowfat or regular -either can do), boiled subsequently cooled down. Since this is a really tiny amount of milk, I like to boil it in a small container in the microwave. I have found it simpler to manage when compared with on the oven top.
4 to 5 cups of flour
½ pound of butter
¾ cup of sugar
¼ tsp of salt
4 eggs
one tbsp . of butter, melted and after that cooled off or some Pam
1/4 cup of light corn syrup, for frosting (Or else, you if want white-colored frosting, simply mix 1 cup of powdered sugar along with 1/3-1/2 cup milk)
Colored sugar crystals (yellow, purple and green), for scattering topping the cake



To Prepare:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease a large flat baking sheet, then set aside.

Dissolve the yeast in very, very warm (not hot) water. Stir in the milk and around ½ cup of flour.
In a big bowl, mix room temperature butter, sugar, salt, and four eggs. Then, add yeast mixture and stir thoroughly.
Little by little add 2½ cups of all-purpose flour to make the dough, brush with the melted butter or spray with Pam. This will prevent the dough from forming cracks as it rises. Cover the mixing bowl with a hand towel and set the bowl in a warm spot.

Allow the dough to rise for 3-4 hours or until just about doubled in size. Once it has risen, knead it down and then prepare the countertop to knead the dough. Dust the counter-top and the dough with just about 1/2 cup to 1 cup of flour to keep it from turning gooey as you work with it.

Loosely shape the dough into a 3-4 foot long loaf after which shape it into an oval on the oiled baking sheet. Pinch the ends of the oval together to form the oval. Moisten your hands if needed to get the two ends to adhere together.

Once more, cover the oval dough with a clean towel and allow it to rise until doubled in size, which should be around 60 minutes.
Bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until the top is gently browned. Remove from your oven and allow to cool for around 15 after which drizzle the corn syrup on top. Put on the sprinkles and enjoy this Mardi Gras King Cake!

Try more Southern desserts like this ozark pudding