Mardi Gras King Cake

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Mardi Gras King Cake
Serves 8
Prep time 3 hours
Cook time 35 minutes
Total time 3 hours, 35 minutes
Allergy Wheat
Dietary Oil Free, Vegan
Meal type Dessert

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup date sugar
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1/4 cup non-dairy milk, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 1/2 cup non-dairy yogurt
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 3 cups whole wheat pastry flour (white whole wheat)
  • 1 tablespoon gluten

Cake (Optional)

  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Fillings

  • cashew cream cheese
  • cinnamon date sugar
  • fruit spread (I prefer raspberry or blackberry)

Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon non-dairy milk

Topping

  • purple, green, and gold colored sugars

Directions

1. Combine water, non-dairy milk, sugar, and yeast in a large mixing bowl, until yeast has dissolved.
2. Let sit 5-10 minutes or until bubbly.
3. Meanwhile, combine all dry ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
4. Add remaining wet ingredients to yeast mixture and then stir in dry mixture, until well combined.
5. Let sit 30-40 minutes.
6. Knead dough for 10 minutes by hand or 5 minutes with a mixer with a dough hook, until it is smooth and elastic.
7. Cover and let sit in a warm spot until doubled in size (about 2 hours).
8. Punch down dough.
9. On a floured surface, roll out dough into a large rectangle with the wide end closest to you. The dough should be about 1/4 inch thick.
10. Spread your choice of fillings (I prefer to scatter use all three in rows), leaving an inch margin all the way around the edge.

You can hide a dry bean or little baby in the cake before you roll it up. (Whoever finds it will have good luck in the coming year!)
11. Starting with the edge closest to you, roll up the dough. pinch the seams closed tightly or your filling will ooze out. Curl your roll to form a ring (also good luck!) and pinch the ends together tightly as well.
12. Carefully transfer your cake onto a parchment lined baking sheet and let sit.
13. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
14. Bake the cake 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown.
15. Let cool 10-15 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
16. Once the cake is completely cool, combine powdered sugar and non-dairy milk and drizzle over the cake.
17. Sprinkle with colored sugars to decorate.

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