Quick King Cake

Name: Quick King Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 fava or kidney bean, or plastic baby doll; 2 Tbsps bourbon; 2 Tbsps chopped candied ginger; 355 milliliters confectioners sugar; 113 grams cream cheese, chilled and cut into small pieces; 177 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 158 milliliters golden raisins; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 3 Tbsps heavy cream; 1 Tbsp finely grated orange zest; 237 milliliters toasted pecans, chopped (See Notes); 1 package Dufour brand puff pastry, thawed according to package instructions (See Notes); 0 teaspoons salt; 8 servings Colored sanding sugar for decorating

The recipe Quick King Cake is ready in roughly 2 hours and is definitely a super vegetarian option for lovers of Creole food. One serving contains 766 calories, 7g of protein, and 40g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pecans, cream cheese, ground nutmeg, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

For the King Cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Microwave in small bowl (or bring to boil in small saucepan) raisins, bourbon, orange zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 2 minutes in microwave, 5 minutes in saucepan. Cool to room temperature, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Orange Zest

Cinnamon

Bourbon

Raisins

Nutmeg

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Microwave

Sauce Pan

Bowl

In large bowl, using two dinner knives, cut in pecans, brown sugar, cream cheese, ginger, flour, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. Alternatively, work mixture together with fingertips. Stir in cooled raisin mixture.

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Cream Cheese