Cream Cheese-Filled King Cake

Name: Cream Cheese-Filled King Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 250
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 14 grams envelopes active dry yeast; 250 servings Creamy Glaze; 1 liters bread flour; 59 milliliters butter; 454 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 1 large egg; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 250 servings Purple-, green-, and gold-tinted sparkling sugar sprinkles; 1 teaspoon salt; 454 grams sour cream; 79 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters warm water (100° to 110°)

You can never have too many Creole recipes, so give Cream Cheese-Filled King Cake From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Cook first 4 ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until butter melts. Set aside, and cool mixture to 100 to 11

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Stir together yeast, 1/2 cup warm water, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a 1-cup glass measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Measuring Cup

Beat sour cream mixture, yeast mixture, eggs, and 2 cups flour at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until smooth. Reduce speed to low, and gradually add enough remaining flour (4 to 4 1/2 cups) until a soft dough forms.

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Sour Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Egg

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Stand Mixer

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).

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Dough

Place in a well-greased bowl, turning to grease top.

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Bowl

Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 1 hour or until dough is doubled in bulk.

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Dough

Punch down dough, and divide in half.

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Dough

Punch

Roll each portion into a 22- x 12-inch rectangle. Beat 3/4 cup sugar, cream cheese, 1 egg, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Sugar

Roll

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on each dough rectangle, leaving 1-inch borders.

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Cream Cheese

Spread

Dough

Roll up each dough rectangle, jelly-roll fashion, starting at 1 long side.

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Dough

Jelly

Roll

Place one dough roll, seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bring ends of roll together to form an oval ring, moistening and pinching edges together to seal. Repeat with second dough roll.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 20 to 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.

Bake at 375 for 14 to 16 minutes or until golden. Slightly cool cakes on pans on wire racks (about 10 minutes).

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Oven

Drizzle Creamy Glaze evenly over warm cakes; sprinkle with colored sugars, alternating colors and forming bands.

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Glaze

Let cool completely.

*6 to 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour may be substituted.

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All Purpose Flour

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Servings:

14grams

envelopes active dry yeast 250servings

Creamy Glaze 1liters

bread flour 59milliliters

butter 454grams

packages cream cheese, softened 1large

egg 2larges

eggs, lightly beaten 250servings

Purple-, green-, and gold-tinted sparkling sugar sprinkles 1teaspoon

salt 454grams

sour cream 79milliliters

sugar 177milliliters

sugar 1Tbsp

sugar 2teaspoons

vanilla extract 118milliliters

warm water (100° to 110°)

Recommended wine: Rose Wine, Albarino, Sauvignon Blanc

Rosé Wine, Albarino, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Cajun. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. One wine you could try is Elway's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Wine. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 78 dollars.