Mardi Gras King Cake (traditional)

Name: Mardi Gras King Cake (traditional)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup warm water (110°-115°) 2 packages active dry yeast; 1/2 cup sugar plus 1 teaspoon sugar 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups of sifted flour; 1 tsp nutmeg 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp lemon zest 1/2 cup warm milk; 5 egg yolks 1 stick butter cut into slices and softened plus 2 tablespoons more softened butter; 1 egg slightly beaten with 1 tablespoon milk 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 one inch plastic baby doll (optional and a choking hazard); Colored Sugars; Green, purple and yellow paste 12 tbsp sugar; King Cake Icing; 3 cups confectioners sugar; 1/4 cup lemon juice 3 -6 tsp water

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup warm water (110°-115°) 2 packages active dry yeast

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1/2 cup sugar plus 1 teaspoon sugar 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups of sifted flour

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1 tsp nutmeg 2 tsp salt

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1 tsp lemon zest 1/2 cup warm milk

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5 egg yolks 1 stick butter cut into slices and softened plus 2 tablespoons more softened butter

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1 egg slightly beaten with 1 tablespoon milk 1 tsp cinnamon

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1 one inch plastic baby doll (optional and a choking hazard)

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Colored Sugars

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Green, purple and yellow paste 12 tbsp sugar

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King Cake Icing

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3 cups confectioners sugar

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1/4 cup lemon juice 3 -6 tsp water

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