Easy-King-Cake-Recipe-Video

King cake is a traditional way to celebrate Mardi Gras. And this easy king cake recipe is simple enough for anyone to make.

For this king cake recipe, you will need:

2 cans of refrigerated biscuit dough (8-10 biscuits each)
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
2-4 Tbsp. milk
green, gold and purple colored sugar

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Open the refrigerated biscuit dough and separate into biscuits. Line them up to make a large rectangle - 4 biscuits across and 5 down is about right.

Now take a piece of plastic wrap and place it over the biscuits. This just makes them easier to roll without sticking.

Roll the biscuits together to form a single sheet of dough. Remove the plastic wrap.

Now mix the cinnamon and sugar together.

Brush the melted butter on the dough, leaving about 1/4 inch border all the way around. Sprinkle on the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Now starting from the long end, roll the dough up, jellyroll fashion.

Place the dough in a circle on an ungreased baking sheet. And pinch the edges to seal it.

Now it's traditional to put a plastic baby in the king cake, and whoever gets that piece has to make the cake the next year. But I don't like the idea of baking with plastic, so I just add the baby at the end.

Now bake the king cake in the preheated oven for 18-25 minutes, until golden brown.

Meanwhile, make the glaze: Start by adding a few tablespoons of the milk to the powdered sugar. Mix it together, and keep adding milk until the glaze becomes a thick, but spoonable consistency. Like this.

Now tuck the baby into the king cake. And spoon the glaze over the king cake as soon as it gets out of the oven - you want it to be warm. And sprinkle on the purple, green and gold colored sugar.

And here's your easy king cake.

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[daveheel]

biscuits with colored sugar? looks good but doubt it tastes like the real thing. not all king cake have fillings. i prefer mine plain (no filling).

[AboutCookingMom]

@daveheel Agreed - they don't all have filling. And yes, this won't taste like the best bakery king cake from New Orleans. But it is an easy version you can make and can be fun for the kids, too.

[AboutCookingMom]

The baby is supposed to symbolize the baby Jesus. You can also use a bean or pecan in place of the baby. The idea is the person who gets the piece with the baby in it has to bake the king cake the next year.

[howardthecpa]

Might taste good there's a few issues. The baby is way too big. Secondly, the king cakes are supposed to be like coffee cakes. If you must shortcut it, rather than biscuits use the cinnamon rolls. The texture is more representative. You'll also have the icing pre-made.

[revertedmuslimah]

BISCUIT DOUGH?!?!?!?!? Oh this is an insult to REAL king cakes. I would never ever do something like that. Just sick.

[elladancerellie]

King Cake is supposed to have a filling. You just made a cinnamon roll with purple yellow and green sprinkles

[SuperHollygrovechick]

@revertedmuslimah I'm sorry, but I have to agree. If you wanna cheat I think the Cinnamon roll idea is better

[TaylorCValentine]

I'm so excited to make a king cake for myself. There is a large smile on my face. :D

[califiregirl]

That's a king biscuit

[TheSweetestVegan]

Hey, I posted my recipe as a video reply!