Bundt Pan King Cake

Name: Bundt Pan King Cake
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 cup, whole milk; 3 , large eggs; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 4 1/2 cups (22 1/2 ounces/638 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams), granulated sugar; 2 1/4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/4 cups, pecans, toasted and ground fine; 3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounces/149 grams), light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1 , miniature porcelain toy baby (optional); 2 cups (8 ounces/227 grams), confectioners' sugar; 2-3 tablespoons, whole milk; 1 tablespoon each yellow, green, and purple colored decorating, sugar

Desserts or Baked Goods
Southern
Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2015

The colors of Mardi Gras—not to mention a delicious cinnamon-pecan swirl—make this tasty cake festive enough for any party.

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SERVES 12 to 16

TIME 1½ hours, plus 2 to 2½ hours rising and 2 hours cooling

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