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Buttermilk King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling
mississippimarion
"I grew up eating king cake in NOLA but never really LIKING it. I finally decided to give it a go myself and have to say that this is, hands down, the best I've ever eaten. A conglom of several recipes, it's great with coffee, not too sweet, not too bready, with a rich, tender crumb and the traditional lemon/nutmeg flavors of a genuine NOLA king cake. Best eaten same day but pretty darn good the day after (if there are leftovers!). Enjoy, y'all!"
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Ingredients
4 h 40 m servings 437 calsOriginal recipe yields 12 servings (1 king cake)
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- Mix 4 cups of flour, white sugar, yeast, and salt together in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
- Whisk 3 eggs in a separate bowl. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat and whisk buttermilk into melted butter; heat until an instant-read thermometer reads 120 degrees F (49 degrees C). Whisk buttermilk mixture into beaten eggs and cool the mixture to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C).
- Beat egg mixture into flour mixture on medium-low speed to make a firm, elastic dough, about 10 minutes. If dough doesn't separate from the sides of the mixing bowl during kneading, beat in 1/4 cup more flour.
- Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead for 1 minute; form into a ball and place into a buttered bowl, turning dough around to lightly coat with butter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the outer edge of an 8-inch cake pan.
- Stir cream cheese, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and nutmeg in a bowl until filling is smooth.
- Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper. Roll dough into a 10x28-inch rectangle. Spread cream cheese filling over the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border along each edge. Lift an edge of the parchment paper sheet to roll dough into a log shape, starting at a 28-inch edge. Pinch seams closed to seal in filling, keeping roll on the parchment paper.
- Wrap the filled dough around the outside of the buttered 8-inch cake pan to form the dough into a ring; pinch the edges closed. Use parchment paper to lift the cake and cake pan and slide a baking sheet beneath the parchment. Gently free cake pan, leaving the ring-shaped cake. Whisk 1 egg with water in a small bowl; brush cake with egg wash.
- Bake king cake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cake cool.
- Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, and milk in a bowl; mix in 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or amount needed to thin icing to a thick but slightly runny texture. Drizzle king cake with icing.
Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- Other optional ingredients include purple, green, and gold decorating sugar and 1 king cake baby, dried bean, or other tiny food-safe trinket. If desired, insert king cake baby into cake from underneath, and dust iced cake with colored sugars.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 437 calories; 14.6 g fat; 67.7 g carbohydrates; 9.1 g protein; 99 mg cholesterol; 382 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
3/5/2014
This king cake will sashay its way right into your Mardi Gras traditions. The dough is less eggy than some traditional king cakes and has the pleasant tang of buttermilk, and the cream cheese fi...
Most helpful critical review
1/30/2014
I saw this recipe in my recent edition of All Recipes Magazine. My husband's family is originally from New Orleans so I thought I would bake this as a treat. I'm a very experienced baker so th...
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3/5/2014
This king cake will sashay its way right into your Mardi Gras traditions. The dough is less eggy than some traditional king cakes and has the pleasant tang of buttermilk, and the cream cheese fi...
2/17/2014
skipped cream cheese and went with almond filling. I didn't have buttermilk so I used almond milk with a teaspoon of vinegar..I would definitely go with buttermilk next time. I'm sure its a 5 ...
2/19/2015
I only used the bread portion, egg wash, and icing portion (replaced 1t lemon juice with equal amount of milk) of this recipe. Best King Cake I've ever had! For the filling, I used 1/2 cream che...
3/5/2014
We used this recipe for a recent volunteer event capped by a mardi gras celebration. I had previously cooked the king cakes for the event but passed the duty along this year. The baker made fou...
1/30/2014
I saw this recipe in my recent edition of All Recipes Magazine. My husband's family is originally from New Orleans so I thought I would bake this as a treat. I'm a very experienced baker so th...
4/18/2014
So glad y'all like it! I felt like this recipe should've come with a disclaimer: if you're looking for a cake that oozes cream cheese frosting, this isn't it. The "filling" nearly absorbs into t...
2/10/2014
My husband misses Louisiana food and decided we should try this recipe. We added 1/2 cup more sugar to the filling and left out the lemon but otherwise followed the recipe. It was very good! It ...
2/14/2016
Everyone liked it. Next time, I will use colored frosting because the decorator sugar wouldn't stick. Will also increase lemon and nutmeg. Loved the way the filling melted into the surrounding. ...