Kitchen

[Poodlepet2]

On today's episode of The Chew, Carla Hall made mini "more traditional" King Cakes with a cream cheese filling: I'm on my way to check it out!

Poodlepet

[house cat]

I must have had my head in the oven for the last 55 years, because this is the first I've ever heard of this cake.

I think I'll pass.

[shoekitty]

On 3/3/2014 VaBelle35 said:

I order from Gambino's for work. I get the cream cheese filled one. It works for me. Closest I'll ever get to the real thing

They make great cakes, but I would never order from them again! I live in California and it costs 45.00 to have one sent. They actually wrap the cake in saran wrap, still warm and threw it in a Fed Ex box! It sloshed around the box all the way from Louisiana, LOL! When I got it, it was squished beyond recognition! I called, and they only refund 12 dollars of the cake, and they do not replace it. How do you get them in one piece?

[DiAnne]

On 3/4/2014 house cat said:

I must have had my head in the oven for the last 55 years, because this is the first I've ever heard of this cake.

I think I'll pass.

I have heard of them but never tasted one.....

[forrestwolf]

Please try this recipe for the cream cheese filled King Cake........

KINGS CAKE

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons active dry yeast

2 teaspoons salt

4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup 2% milk

3/4 cup butter, cubed

5 egg yolks

FILLING:

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1 large egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

TOPPING:

1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Purple, yellow and green colored sugars

Directions

In a large bowl, mix the sugar, yeast, salt and 2 cups flour. In a

small saucepan, heat milk and butter to 120°-130°. Add to

dry ingredients; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg yolks;

beat 2 minutes longer. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft

dough.

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about

6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the

top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until

doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.

For filling, mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Punch down

dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll into a 24-in. x

6-in. rectangle. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar cream cheese mixture lengthwise down one half of

the dough. Fold dough lengthwise over filling; pinch seam to seal.

Transfer to a greased baking sheet, seam side down. Shape into a

ring, pinching ends together to seal. Cover with a kitchen towel;

let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from

pan to a wire rack to cool completely. For topping, mix the

confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired

consistency. Spread over cake; sprinkle with colored sugar,

[BecauseCats]

King Cake? YES PLEASE!

[2zbeach]

Delight Magazine just posted a recipe for gluten-free king cupcakes. Turned out yummy, especially for gluten-free. Loved the pecan filling.

[Desertdi]

EEEEEEEK..............I'm glad you mentioned the ""plastic baby"".............I think I would pass out cold if I found one in a cake.