Mardi Gras King Cake

Name: Mardi Gras King Cake
Prep time: 3 h 45 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 14 grams packages dry active yeast; 118 milliliters butter , melted (1 stick); 227 grams neufchatel cheese or cream cheese; 5 egg yolks; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest , grated; 237 milliliters 2% low-fat milk , warmed to 110 degrees F; 591 milliliters powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 serving sugar candy sprinkles, Purple, green and gold

Mardi Gras King Cake requires roughly 3 hours and 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 94g of protein, 205g of fat, and a total of 5483 calories. This recipe serves 1. If you have active yeast, sugar candy sprinkles, cream cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.