New Orleans Style King Cake
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- This is truly a New Orleans Original. This recipe celebrates the traditional King Cake. A moist fluffy bread, with a sweet cinnamon swirl in the center. All topped with a sugar glaze and dressed in purple, green and gold sprinkles.
Ingredients:
Cake:
o ½ teaspoon salt
o 1 teaspoon lemon zest
o 1 tablespoon active yeast
o ¼ cup warm water (110 degrees)
1/2 warm milk
o ¼ cup granulated sugar
o ½ cup unsalted butter
o 2 egg yolks
o 3 cups bread flour
o ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
o 1 egg
o 1 teaspoon milk
Cinnamon Swirl Filling:
o ¼ cup granulated sugar
o 1 tablespoon cinnamon
o 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
Glaze:
o 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
o 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
o 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
o 2-3 tablespoons milk
Instructions:
1. Whisk sugar and yeast together in a mixing bowl. Combine warm water and milk in another bowl, mixture should be warm about 110 degrees. Pour milk mixture into mixing bowl with yeast and sugar. Whisk and allow to set covered for 5 minutes. Yeast should create a light foam over top of mixture.
2. Add butter (cut into pieces) and mix on medium. Butter will break up a bit, but not completely. Next add in egg yolk, also mix on medium. Add in lemon zest and mix until combined. Mix in 2 cups of the flour mixture, 1 cup at a time. Mix on medium using a dough hook. Add in another ¼ - ½ cup of flour, dough should no longer stick to the sides of the bowl.
3. Remove dough from the bowl, onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough until smooth and bounces back when poked, about 5 - 10 minutes. Place the dough into a will oiled bowl, cover and place in a warm place. Let the dough rise for 1-2 hours, until doubled in size.
4. Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl. Punch down risen dough and place on a lightly floured surface. Using a roller, roll dough into a 12 X 20-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle in equal half’s, longways. With a knife, spread softened butter generously over each half, leaving a small edge all the way around. Use all of the butter in the recipe. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over every inch of butter.
5. Starting at longer side of each rectangle, roll up the dough into a log shape. Take the end of each roll and pinch them together. Then starting from the end, twist the roll under and over, pinching them together at the opposite end. Once the rolls have formed a twist, turn them into a circle folding the loose ends under one another. Loosely cover cake with plastic and let rise for an additional 20-30 minutes.
6. Once risen, brush the cake with the egg wash. Bake the king cake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. When the cake is golden brown, tap the top. If the cake should hallow, when it is ready.
7. Once cake has cooled began to glaze. Make glaze by whisking together confectioners’ sugar, heavy cream, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Spoon glaze generously over the cake. After glazing immediately sprinkle purple, green and gold sugar sprinkles over the glaze, repeating the color combination around the cake.
Thanks so much for your delightful and helpful video. I'm making king cakes today! 🎉
Your welcome! I would love to hear how they turned out!
@@TheSweetSpotwithKirkBlouin Beautifully scrumptious. Thanks again!
Loved your intricate, step by step instructions for this cake. Can't wait to make it for my office next month!💛💜💚😋
Hope you enjoy it!
Excellent recipe! Worked perfect! Thank you for sharing.
Great to hear! Thanks again for watching!
I am watching you teach me how to make this cake that I grew up on and it has been my favorite since I was little.
It is also my absolute favorite!
I haven’t been able to find a good kings cake for my wife, and I will 100% be making this one this weekend!!
I would love to hear how it turns out! I may need to make one this weekend for myself.
I followed your recipe exactly and it turned out beautifully! Thank you so much!
My pleasure 😊 So glad you liked it!
YO! This looks delicious. I am from Springfield Mo but I grew up in Florida and I have visited nawlans many times. I am in culinary school and I graduate with my baking and pastry degree next semester. My mom wanted a king cake for her birthday and this recipe worked perfectly! Thank you so much.
I absolutely love this! congratulations on graduation, that’s awsome. I hope you enjoy the recipe.
I am watching this in Springfield, MO.
Yes, Lil Brother. This will be my project this weekend. I love you. Bro. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, let me know how it turns out!
Going to surprise my coworkers! Thank you! Your a great baking teacher you included all the little tips and tricks and I appreciate it
I know they will love it!
The King Cake is so delicious ! One of the best cakes i have ever eaten ! ❤❤
Thank you so much, I am so glad you enjoyed it.
I'm gonna try to make this tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your recipe
Hope you enjoy
Terrific video! You are great! Thank you!
Thank you for watching and your compliment.
just made this with a couple alterations but soooo good!!!
So glad you liked the recipe! I love to hear how you spiced up the recipe!
looks really delicious cake big thumbs up.
Thank you so much 😊
First time seeing you. I'm from New Orleans and this looks sooooo moist and delicious 🤤. MARDI GRAS is MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY BABY YASSSS 💜💚💛🎭🎭🎭
So glad you found my channel. I also love Mardi Gras and especially King cake.
This looks so good! I only heard about King Cake yesterday. I'm not from US. So today, looking for recipes. Can't wait to try and bake these!
It's so good! It is such a great treat, you must try it.
Just discovered your channel. Love ❤️ it. Greetings from Tennessee
Thank you so much! 🙌🏼
very nice!!! Love the Lemon in the icing!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Heard about this cake on a podcast, and from the description I had to try it!! I’m From Texas, Definitely was looking for a original twist , can’t wait to bake it!! Great video thanks for sharing!! :)
Thanks so much. I hope you enjoy your first king cake and I would love to hear what you think .
As always it looks good, i bet it taste better than it looks.
It was! I ate it all in a few days lol
Exciting update. I used this recipe for a cultural breads project and my instructor loved it! I showed him your video and he was super impressed. The other students also loved it. Thanks again’
That’s amazing! so happy it worked out. congrats.
Excellent work, sir!
Thank you kindly!
I am making this for a holiday themed birthday party. I will update you after and let you know how it went ;) thanks so much for making this look super easy for a non-baker like me!!!
Sounds great! Let me know how it goes.
How am I just discovering you ??? I’m from Nola and I’m excited to see more if your videos.
Hi, I love my NOLA roots....such a special place. glad you found my channel
Making this right now! Might be using this recipe for my french club bake sale! Ill let you know how it goes!
I can’t wait to hear!
@@TheSweetSpotwithKirkBlouin Everyone loved it! They want me to make more! I made about 68 small cakes and We sold out in about 30 mins! Very good recipe!
Beautiful 💛💜💚🐲🐉
Thank you!
This King Cake is delicious! This was my first attempt, and it was very successful. Your tutorial was very easy to follow. Do you have a recipe for a cream cheese filling to change it up?
Great job! I will look into posting one with filling. Thank you for giving it a try.
Yes, would love a fruit and a cream cheese filling! Looks wonderful.
Looks delicious, going to try to make it. I usually buy it from Whole Foods here in New Jersey. Why not give it a go? Thanks.
Hope you enjoy
What if you just want the bread? Does the king cake taste better without the cream cheese and sprinkles?
Honestly the bread is my favorite part! Its amazing with a cup of tea or coffee!.... no sugar and sprinkles needed.
Why not use the dough hook on the mixer?
You can absolutely use a dough hook. I have used both and the paddle was more effective in blending all the ingredients.
You did not say. Is the butter room temperature for dough mixture ? Please clarify. Thanks.
Sorry, yes the butter should be room temperature.
@@TheSweetSpotwithKirkBlouin Thanks! Instinctively that’s what I went with. This is absolutely the best king cake recipe I have come across.
Can I use cake flour instead??
I would not recommend it. Cake flour has less gluten which creates a much softer texture and your dough maybe too soft to hold its shape. An alternative is using all purpose flour. Reach out if you have any additional questions.
Don't forget the baby!
I will be sure to add it next time!
No baby?
I will add one next time!
My goodness that's a lot of sugar!!!!
YES! a King Cake has a lot of sugar on top. That's why I only eat it during one time of year.
"it's called a cake, but really it's more like a sweet bread" so what you're saying is... the king cake is a lie.
I'll see myself out.
Hi you are correct it is more like a sweet bread, I personally did not come up with the concept or name. You can find the history of this Louisiana tradition below. Hope this help clarify!
The King Cake is believed to have originated in France around the 12th century. These early Europeans celebrated the coming of the three wise men bearing gifts twelve days after Christmas calling it the Feast of the epiphany, Twelfth Night, or King's Day.
The main part of the celebration was the baking of a King’s Cake to honor the three Kings. The cakes were made circular to portray the circular route used by the kings to get to the Christ Child, which was taken to confuse King Herod who was trying to follow the wise men so he could kill the Christ Child. In these early King Cakes a bean, pea, or coin was hidden inside the cake. The person who got the hidden piece was declared King for the day or was said to have good luck in the coming year.