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Holiday: Fit For a King Cake




Source of Recipe


billk54 at rc


List of Ingredients





16 ounce carton sour cream
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon salt
2 packages active dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup warm water (105 to 115) degrees
2 large eggs
6 to 6 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup butter or margarine
Colored Frostings
Colored Sugars


Recipe



Combine first four ingredients in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter melts, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool to 105 to 115 degrees.

Combine yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar and warm water in a 1-cup liquid measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes. Combine yeast mixture, sour cream mixture, eggs and 2 cups flour in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until smooth. Gradually stir in 3 cups flour to make a soft dough.

Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and gradually knead in remaining 1 to 1 1/2 cups flour; knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).

Place dough in a well greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees) free from drafts, 50 minutes or until doubled in bulk.

Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Punch dough down; divide in half. Place 1 portion of dough on a floured surface; roll into a 27-by-10-inch rectangle. Spread half each of butter and cinnamon mixture on dough. Roll dough jelly roll style starting at long side, and pinch seam to seal.

Gently place dough roll, seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet. Shape into an oval ring moistening and pinching edges together to seal. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Repeat procedure with remaining dough, butter and cinnamon mixture. Decorate cakes with bands of colored frosting and sprinkle with colored sugars. Makes 2 cakes

Colored Frostings
3 cups sifted powdered sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3 to 5 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 or 2 drops each of green, yellow, red and blue liquid food coloring

Combine powdered sugar and butter. Add milk to reach desired consistency for drizzling; stir in vanilla. Divide frosting into 3 batches, tinting one green and one yellow; combine red and blue food coloring for purple frosting. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Colored Sugars
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 or 2 drops each of green, yellow, red and blue food coloring

Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 drop green food coloring in a jar. Place lid on jar, and shake vigorously to evenly mix color with sugar. Repeat procedure with 1/2 cup sugar and yellow food coloring. For purple, combine 1 or 2 drops red food coloring and 1 drop blue food coloring before adding to 1/2 cup sugar.

Yield: 1/2 cup each.