# King Cake

A festive King Cake recipe, perfected after 50 attempts, featuring a Tangzhong dough, cinnamon-brown sugar filling, and a vanilla brown butter icing.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup bread flour
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.75 cup whole milk
- 10 grams active dry yeast
- 0.5 cup whole milk
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 5 cups bread flour
- 10 grams salt
- the rest sugar
- grated nutmeg
- Tangzhong paste
- frothy boy
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 stick softened butter
- 160 grams brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 small pinch ground cardamom
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 tablespoons softened butter
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- egg wash
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2.5 cups powdered sugar
- corn syrup
- vanilla extract
- squeeze lemon juice
- brown butter
- whole milk
- sprinkles

## Instructions

1. Combine half cup of bread flour, half cup of water, and three quarters of a cup of whole milk.
2. Whisk until the mixture is thick.
3. Add 10 grams of active dry yeast into half cup of whole milk.
4. Take half cup of sugar from the pre-measured sugar and add to the yeast mixture.
5. Mix the yeast mixture and proof for 5 minutes.
6. Combine five cups of bread flour, 10 grams of salt, the rest of the sugar, and some grated nutmeg.
7. Mix the dry ingredients together first.
8. Add the Tangjong paste and the frothy yeast mixture to the dry ingredients and mix.
9. Slowly add in two whole eggs plus two egg yolks.
10. Slowly add in a stick of softened butter.
11. Mix on high for 8 to 10 minutes.
12. Ensure the dough can be stretched to see light through it and doesn't stick to your hands.
13. Put the dough in a greased bowl and let it rise for 2 hours, or put it in the fridge overnight.
14. For the filling, combine 160 grams of brown sugar (a little more than three quarters of a cup), a tablespoon of cinnamon, a small pinch of ground cardamom, and a pinch of salt.
15. Roll out the dough.
16. Cut three even strips from the rolled dough.
17. Spread four tablespoons of softened butter and two tablespoons of heavy cream onto the strips.
18. Sprinkle the filling mixture over the strips.
19. Roll up your strips.
20. Braid one half of the rolled strips, then the other.
21. Transfer the braid and intertwine it on the other end.
22. Let the braided dough rise for an hour.
23. Transfer the risen dough to a refrigerated baking sheet.
24. Brush the whole surface with egg wash.
25. Bake at 350 F for 25 to 30 minutes.
26. Immediately brush over two more tablespoons of heavy cream after baking.
27. Brown four tablespoons of butter.
28. Sift two and a half cups of powdered sugar.
29. Add some corn syrup, vanilla extract, a squeeze of lemon juice, the brown butter, and enough whole milk to the powdered sugar until the icing reaches the desired consistency.
30. Spread the icing over the King Cake.
31. Finally, add your sprinkles.

## Equipment

- whisk
- greased bowl
- baking sheet
- refrigerated baking sheet

## Tips

- Make sure the dough can be stretched to see light through it and doesn't stick to your hands.
- Transfer to a refrigerated baking sheet before baking to prevent the bottom from burning.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYmGXGB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e63a052d-b03c-49e7-8309-ff0acabef560
- Extracted: 2026-01-11

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