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Organic King Cake Recipe

 
When Mrs. Cottage was a child her family did quite a bit of moving, one of those included a stay in New Orleans. Where she was introduced to King Cake! Ever since she has wanted to make this, but we never got around to it. So this year we buckled down and just did it!
 
 
The history and symbolism of the King cake is actually quiet interesting. You can usually find king cake around Mardi Gras also known as King’s Day. The purple sprinkles represent justice, the green faith, and the gold power. They honor the “kings” (or really the king makers) who visited Jesus after his birth. Neat huh? 
 
If you need some music to go with these tasty treats try New Orleans by Hoagy Carmichael or Mr. Pinstripe Suit by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy these are some of our favorites!
 
King Cakes are also called galette des rois in France which means cake of kings, or Rosca de Reyes in Latin America, Epiphany Cake, Three Kings Cake, Twelfth Cake, or Twelfth- Day Cake and can be made in a variety of ways.  The gallette des rois is filled with a frangipane almond cream or some times with  fruit or chocolate. In New Orleans in America the most popular are filled with a fruit filling such as raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, apple or cherry.  Some have a cream cheese filling and others have a fruit cream cheese filling and others contain whole fruit pieces in them. 
 
King Cake or King’s Cake is traditionally served during the 3 Kings Day, 12th Night or Epiphany on January the 6th all the way through Fat Tuesday which is February 21st. Fat Tuesday (or shrove Tuesday) is the last day that one would consume the rich or fatty foods before the fasting, Lenten sacrifice, and confession of sins began for Lent on Ash Wednesday to prepare the heart for the coming celebration of Christ’s resurrection. People are encouraged to pray, to give, to volunteer, to do without certain luxuries, or do without certain drinks or food.  Spend time serving others and being kind.
A baby is hidden inside the King Cake after it is baked that represents Jesus and the Wise Men traveled following the star that led them  where the Christ child was and there they worshipped him.  It is said that if you find the baby in a slice of King cake you are king for the day and must bring in the next King Cake. You can also hide a bean, a pecan or something else if you can’t find a baby.
 
A homemade Mardi Gras King Cake with white icing, and yellow, purple and green sprinkles on top surrounded by coins and masquerade masks behind it on the table by RosevineCottageGirls.com
 

What you will need for the King Cake Recipe

 

King Cake Recipe

 

Ingredients For The Cake –

1 16 Oz Container of Organic Sour Cream
1/3 Cup + 1 Tablespoon  Raw Sugar
1/4 Cup Grass-Fed Butter
1 Teaspoon Himalayan Salt
2 1/2 Teaspoons Yeast
1 Cup Warm Spring Water
2 Free Range Eggs
5 Cups All Purpose Organic Flour

1 Tiny plastic baby doll or uncooked dry bean or pecan 

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Directions:

  • In a sauce pan combine sour cream, sugar, butter and salt. Stir often until butter melts.
  • In a small bowl combine water, yeast and 1 tablespoon raw sugar, let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Beat sour cream mixture, yeast mixture, eggs and 2 cups flour on medium speed until smooth.
  • Reduce speed and slowly add the rest of the flour by cup until a soft dough forms.
  • Turn out onto a lightly floured surface kneed until smooth and elastic.
  • Place in a well greased bowl and cover with oiled plastic wrap.
  • Allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
  • Punch down and divide dough in half. Roll each piece out on a lightly floured surface to 22×12 rectangle.
  • Spread filling (See below) over dough leaving a 1″ border.
  • Roll up each piece of dough like a cinnamon roll and press the ends down.
  • Transfer to a baking sheet and bring the ends together so it looks like a giant doughnut or wreath.
  • Cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 20 minutes while oven is preheating to 375.
  • Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden.
  • Slightly cool cakes on wire racks. Insert baby doll or an uncooked dry bean into a spot on the bottom of the King Cake where it can’t be seen.
  • Spread glaze (See below) over the top of the cakes, and sprinkle patches of yellow/gold, green, and purple sprinkles on top.
  • Allow to cool all the way.

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Filling –

1 16 oz Container of Cream Cheese
3/4 Cup Raw Sugar
1 Free Range Egg
1 Teaspoon Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
Beat together in an electric mixer until smooth.

 

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Glaze – 

3 Cups Organic Powdered Sugar
3 Tablespoons Melted Grass-Fed Butter
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1/4 Teaspoon Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
2- 4 Tablespoons Organic Milk

Stir together powdered sugar, butter, lemon juice and vanilla, Stir in milk until it is spreadable.

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Yield: 12-16 pieces

Organic King Cake Recipe

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Delicious King Cake recipe perfect for your Mardi Gras celebration. This cake is also known as galette des rois in France or Rosca de Reyes in Latin America.

Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • For The Cake
  • 1 16 Oz Container of Organic Sour Cream
  • 1/3 Cup + 1 Tablespoon  Raw Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Grass-Fed Butter
  • 1 Teaspoon Himalayan Salt
  • 2 1/2 Teaspoons Yeast
  • 1 Cup Warm Spring Water
  • 2 Free Range Eggs
  • 5 Cups All Purpose Organic Flour
  • For The Filling -
  • 1 -16 oz Container of Cream Cheese
  • 3/4 Cup Raw Sugar
  • 1 Free Range Egg
  • 1 Teaspoon Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
  • For The Glaze
  • 3 Cups Organic Powdered Sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons Melted Grass-Fed Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2- 4 Tablespoons Organic Milk

Instructions

In a sauce pan combine sour cream, sugar, butter and salt. Stir often until butter melts. In a small bowl combine water, yeast and 1 tablespoon raw sugar, let stand for 5 minutes. Beat sour cream mixture, yeast mixture, eggs and 2 cups flour on medium speed until smooth. Reduce speed and slowly add the rest of the flour by cup until a soft dough forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface kneed until smooth and elastic. Place in a well greased bowl and cover with oiled plastic wrap. Allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. Punch down and divide dough in half. Roll each piece out on a lightly floured surface to 22x12 rectangle.

Put the ingredients of the filling in a bowl and beat together in an electric mixer until smooth.
Spread filling (See below) over dough leaving a 1" border. Roll up each piece of dough like a cinnamon roll and press the ends down. Transfer to a baking sheet and bring the ends together so it looks like a giant doughnut or wreath. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 20 minutes while oven is preheating to 375. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden. Slightly cool cakes on wire racks.

Place the ingredients for the glaze in a small bowl Stir together powdered sugar, butter, lemon juice and vanilla, Stir in milk until it is spreadable. Spread glaze over the top of the cakes, and sprinkle patches of yellow/gold, green, and purple sprinkles on top. Allow to cool all the way.

 

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