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Easy King Cake

Use store-bought cinnamon roll dough as a shortcut to make this delicious and Easy King Cake to celebrate Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword King Cake
Servings 6
Calories

Ingredients

  • cans refrigerated cinnamon roll dough
  • For the frosting:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • green yellow and purple sugar sprinkles and food coloring if you want to have colored

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet.
  • Open the cans of cinnamon roll dough and unroll the dough and pinch together to form 3 long strands. Working on a clean surface, braid the dough strands into one large braided log.   Place the braided dough on the prepared baking sheet and shape to make a ring, overlapping the ends and pinching them together to make a complete circle. Pat the dough into shape as necessary to make the ring even in size all the way around. Cover loosely with foil.
  • Bake in preheated oven until firm to the touch and golden brown, 40 to 50 minutes. Check often for doneness so the ring doesn't over bake. Place on a wire rack and cool completely.
  • Place the cake ring on a serving plate. Cut a slit along the inside of the ring and insert a small plastic baby, pushing it far enough into the cake to be hidden from view.
  • Prepare the frosting by mixing the sugar with the milk until smooth.  Drizzle the cake with the frosting when the cake has cooled.
  • Dust the cake with multi-colored sprinkles and decorate with beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg