Easy-King-Cake-Recipe-Video

King cake is a traditional way to celebrate Mardi Gras. And this easy king cake recipe is simple enough for anyone to make. For this king cake recipe, you will need: 2 cans of refrigerated biscuit dough (8-10 biscuits each) 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar 2-4 Tbsp. milk green, gold and purple colored sugar Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Open the refrigerated biscuit dough and separate into biscuits. Line them up to make a large rectangle – 4 biscuits across and 5 down is about right. Now take a piece of plastic wrap and place it over the biscuits. This just makes them easier to roll without sticking. Roll the biscuits together to form a single sheet of dough. Remove the plastic wrap. Now mix the cinnamon and sugar together. Brush the melted butter on the dough, leaving about 1/4 inch border all the way around. Sprinkle on the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Now starting from the long end, roll the dough up, jellyroll fashion. Place the dough in a circle on an ungreased baking sheet. And pinch the edges to seal it. Now it’s traditional to put a plastic baby in the king cake, and whoever gets that piece has to make the cake the next year. But I don’t like the idea of baking with plastic, so I just add the baby at the end. Now bake the king cake in the preheated oven for 18-25 minutes, until golden brown. Meanwhile, make the glaze: Start by adding a few tablespoons of the milk to the powdered sugar. Mix it together, and keep adding …