Easy Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe
"This method is a common one for making filled coffee cakes or Danish pastry rings. Here it is adapted to make an easy King Cake for Mardi Gras with its traditional purple (denoting justice), green (faith), and yellow (power) wide stripes of color. However, you will want to keep this simple method on file for a fast and easy filled coffee cake at any time of the year. Simply omit the colored sugar (perhaps use different colors). You may also substitute canned pie filling for the cream cheese filling used here. If you cannot picture the procedure, take a look at the step-by-step photos. It really is easy...."
INGREDIENTS
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Filling:
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4 ounces (half of a large block) cream cheese
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1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 cup raisins, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, drained, and patted dry on paper towels
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1/2 cup pecan halves
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Cake:
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2 rolls (total of 12 individual crescent rolls) refrigerated crescent rolls in the can
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Icing:
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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
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3 to 4 Tablespoon (about) milk or cream
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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Purple, green, and yellow colored sugar crystals or food coloring
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