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Nectar Cream King Cake

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Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert, Holiday
Servings 6
Calories 921 kcal

Ingredients
  

King Cake Dough

  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon, whole milk, divided
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp active dry yeast
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs, divided
  • 4.5 cups flour, plus more for rolling

Nectar Cream King Cake

  • 6 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1.5 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 drops liquid pink food coloring
  • King Cake Dough (recipe precedes)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp water
  • Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe proceeds)
  • Purple, green, and gold sparkling sugars to decorate

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 tbsp whole milk
  • 1/2 tbsp clear vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 cup confectioner’s sugar

Notes

Recipe for Nectar Cream King Cake taken from Louisiana Cookin’ Magazine. Recipe for King Cake Dough is taken from Tasting Table.
Keyword cake, holidays