King Cake

Name: King Cake
Ingredients: 2½ cups (12½ ounces), all-purpose flour; ¼ cup (1¾ ounces), granulated sugar; 2¼ teaspoons, instant yeast; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; ⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon, water, divided; 3 , large eggs, divided; 3 tablespoons, whole milk; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; , Vegetable oil spray; Purple, green, and yellow colored sanding, sugar; 1 , king cake baby, dried bean, or almond (optional); 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup (2 ounces), gingersnap cookie crumbs; ½ cup (3½ ounces), granulated sugar; ¼ cup packed (1¾ ounces), brown sugar; 2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; 3 cups (12 ounces), confectioners' sugar; ½ cup, sour cream; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch , table salt

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cakes

By Bronwen Wyatt ･ Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2024

Make this traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras treat in your own kitchen, no matter where you live.

SERVES 8

TIME 2½ hours, plus 3 hours 50 minutes to 4 hours 20 minutes chilling, rising, and cooling

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