I can remember the first time I had a king cake. My dad had come home with this crazy looking pastry that was so colorful none of us knew what to think. (I had parents that were very busy outside of the house and we learned a lot about other cultures and how to appreciate them-- both of my parents were very musical and taught us the good sides of a lot of things--even if I didn't want to see dead rocks at 15 I can now appreciate them making me get out of the house!)
I call it mini because it is only made from one can of crescent rolls and would probably only feed 3-4 people but that's ok! I make a ton of sweets and I think my sister just wanted to have fun with sprinkles. And Sometimes older sisters need to make something for their siblings :)
Happy Mardi Gras Y'all!!
Mini King Cake
recipe adapted from this recipe at Plain Chicken
1 can crescent rolls
2 Tbps of unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup of light brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
powdered sugar
milk
yellow, green, purple sugar
Unroll crescent rolls and press to seal all perforations. Spread melted butter over crescent rolls. Top butter with brown sugar and vanilla. Starting with the long end, roll up jelly roll style and form into a circle. Pinch edges together. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes (until golden brown). After the cake has cooled, mix together powdered sugar and milk to make an icing. Top cake with icing and sprinkle with colored sugar
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Hey mini sounds great to me! Since it is mini size does that mean I can eat the whole thing? LOL! Great job
We had King Cake today too. Ours was from Publix because I was just too lazy to make one. The kids get such a kick out of all that colored sugar. I had to let them run around for 30 minutes before I could get them to calm down enough to finish school, but it was worth it. Happy Fat Tuesday!!
Visiting from SRC.
Finally a super easy King Cake. While the yeast ones are good, there are times I want something quick!
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