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Son's cake....
Posted on 1/28/11 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 1/28/11 at 1:26 pm
I posted this in the Winn Dixie King Cake thread, but I thought I would share. My son turned 11 this week. We live in Georgia...this summer we are moving home!! Yay! Hubs is retiring from the AF after 23 yrs of service! Anyway, I make cakes on the side and of all the things I could make my son wanted a king cake for his birthday cake for his class. It was filled...pralines and cream cheese. I know most of the traditionalist on this board go for unfilled but we like the filled. Anyway, this was the final product. Most of the kids had never heard of a king cake so it was a cool experience to be able to share a piece of Louisiana with them once more before we move. Of course we had to put a Tiger flair on it!! It is well known in these parts who our loyalties are with.
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Posted on 1/28/11 at 1:31 pm to LSUFanstukinGA
That's awesome! What'd you use for the eye? I'm interested in trying to make my own king cake this year. Do you think you could post the recipe some time?
Posted on 1/28/11 at 1:41 pm to LSUFanstukinGA
Tres jolie mon amis!!
Posted on 1/28/11 at 1:46 pm to Winkface
The tiger eye is a 50/50 mix of white fondant and gum paste. I printed out a copy of the eye and used it as a template to cut the outline out. I let it dry for about 10 min. Then I put the template back on top of the cut out piece of fondant and used a pencil to trace the lines of the design so that the fondant was indented with the design. I used the gel food coloring mixed with vodka as paint and painted on the design. The recipe for the king cake is as follows...I doubled the dough to make sure I had a big enough cake. This fed 20-25 people depending on the size of slices. I didn't double filling cause you are using both cream cheese and praline filling. One batch of each is enough because you don't want to over fill and have it bust during baking.
Pralines and Cream Cheese King Cake Recipe
For the Brioche:
1 Envelope Active Dry Yeast
2 Tbsp Warm Water (115 degree F)
1 tsp Iodized Salt
2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
1/4 Cup Milk
2 tsp Orange Zest, minced
2 Cups All Purpose Flour, sifted
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Eggs, beaten
1 1/4 sticks cold Unsalted Butter, cut into very small dice
1 Egg beaten and 2 Tbsp water, for the eggwash
1 plastic baby trinket
Dissolve the yeast in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, let stand until frothy.
Dissolve the salt, sugar, orange zest and milk in a small bowl. When dissolved combine the milk mixture with the yeast mixture. Mix the cinnamon with the flour.
With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs, then gradually add the flour, until all is incorporated. Knead on low speed for 10 minutes, or until a smooth elastic dough is formed. A little more flour may be necessary. With the motor running, incorporate the butter into the dough, a little at a time but rather quickly so that it doesn’t heat up and melt.
Turn the dough into an oiled bowl, loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour in a warm spot.
When the dough has doubled in bulk punch it down, cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Roll the dough out to a 6 x 18 inch rectangle. Spread the cream cheese then Pecan filling (recipe below) out in the middle of the rectangle along the whole length, leaving about 1 1/2 inch on each side. Place the baby trinket somewhere with the filling. Fold the length of the dough over the filling and roll up tightly, leaving the seam side down. Turn the roll into a circle, seam side down and put one end inside of the other to hide the seam, and seal the circle. Place the cake on a baking sheet and let rise, loosely covered with plastic wrap, for 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
Brush all over with the egg wash, then place the king cake into the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
When the cake cools, brush with some of the glaze (recipe below) thinned out with more cold water. This will help the sugars adhere. Decorate the cake with the colored sugars and drizzle some of the thicker glaze onto the cake.
Place on a large round serving plate and decorate with Mardi Gras beads, doubloons and whatever else that you like.
For the Pecan filling:
1 Cup Pecan halves, broken up slightly and roasted until fragrant
2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
1 pinch of salt
4 Tbsp Steen’s Cane Syrup
Combine all of the ingredients together.
For the Cream Cheese filling
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all the ingredients together.
For the glaze
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract
Water (enough to make a paste that can be drizzled)
Combine the sugar and extract, whisk in enough water to make a glaze that can be drizzled.
Pralines and Cream Cheese King Cake Recipe
For the Brioche:
1 Envelope Active Dry Yeast
2 Tbsp Warm Water (115 degree F)
1 tsp Iodized Salt
2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
1/4 Cup Milk
2 tsp Orange Zest, minced
2 Cups All Purpose Flour, sifted
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Eggs, beaten
1 1/4 sticks cold Unsalted Butter, cut into very small dice
1 Egg beaten and 2 Tbsp water, for the eggwash
1 plastic baby trinket
Dissolve the yeast in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, let stand until frothy.
Dissolve the salt, sugar, orange zest and milk in a small bowl. When dissolved combine the milk mixture with the yeast mixture. Mix the cinnamon with the flour.
With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs, then gradually add the flour, until all is incorporated. Knead on low speed for 10 minutes, or until a smooth elastic dough is formed. A little more flour may be necessary. With the motor running, incorporate the butter into the dough, a little at a time but rather quickly so that it doesn’t heat up and melt.
Turn the dough into an oiled bowl, loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour in a warm spot.
When the dough has doubled in bulk punch it down, cover and place in the refrigerator overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Roll the dough out to a 6 x 18 inch rectangle. Spread the cream cheese then Pecan filling (recipe below) out in the middle of the rectangle along the whole length, leaving about 1 1/2 inch on each side. Place the baby trinket somewhere with the filling. Fold the length of the dough over the filling and roll up tightly, leaving the seam side down. Turn the roll into a circle, seam side down and put one end inside of the other to hide the seam, and seal the circle. Place the cake on a baking sheet and let rise, loosely covered with plastic wrap, for 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
Brush all over with the egg wash, then place the king cake into the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
When the cake cools, brush with some of the glaze (recipe below) thinned out with more cold water. This will help the sugars adhere. Decorate the cake with the colored sugars and drizzle some of the thicker glaze onto the cake.
Place on a large round serving plate and decorate with Mardi Gras beads, doubloons and whatever else that you like.
For the Pecan filling:
1 Cup Pecan halves, broken up slightly and roasted until fragrant
2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
1 pinch of salt
4 Tbsp Steen’s Cane Syrup
Combine all of the ingredients together.
For the Cream Cheese filling
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all the ingredients together.
For the glaze
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp almond extract
Water (enough to make a paste that can be drizzled)
Combine the sugar and extract, whisk in enough water to make a glaze that can be drizzled.
Posted on 1/28/11 at 2:38 pm to LSUFanstukinGA
It looks great and your son is a lucky kid!
Posted on 1/28/11 at 7:34 pm to LSUFanstukinGA
That looks great! And delicious .
Posted on 1/28/11 at 7:45 pm to ladytiger118
quote:
That looks great! And delicious
I agree. That's great.
Posted on 1/28/11 at 7:52 pm to LSUFanstukinGA
That cake looks awesome! Im trying my first home made one this year. Would you mind posting your recipe(you dont have to if its a super secret ) or maybe some tips?
Posted on 1/28/11 at 9:38 pm to TyOconner
Scroll up in the thread...I posted it already. ;-)
Posted on 1/28/11 at 10:09 pm to LSUFanstukinGA
that is just excellent...makes me want a slice of king cake!....
also, tell your son happy birthday!....
also, tell your son happy birthday!....
Posted on 1/29/11 at 6:53 pm to Spankum
I sure will!! Can't believe he is 11!!!
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