Laura's Easy King Cake

Happy very late Fat Tuesday everybody! Steve and I decided after missing king cake season last year that we couldn't do it again. So I began to search for an easy recipe I thought I would share my experience here in case any of you are far away from King Cake Land too and want to give it a try too!

I will begin with a disclaimer. It's not a perfect replica but it's pretty good! My plan was go easy. If you are a professional baker you may want to try something more challenging. I am not, so that's why my plan was to go easy.


Laura's Easy King Cake

Ingredients: (I know easy right?!!)
3 cans of Cinnamon rolls
1 container of cream cheese icing
1 box of food coloring
(1 king cake baby if you can get your hands on one)

Begin by greasing your baking sheet well. Next lay Cinnamon rolls in a circular shape on pan. This is when you would hide your baby if you can find one.

After that search your kitchen for something round that you can fit in the middle so that your cake will keep it's shape. I used a oven safe bowl for mine.

Bake using the time and temp on your Cinnamon roll packages. While you're waiting for the king cake to cook it is the perfect time to make your frosting. I took the packets of icing that came with the Cinnamon roll packets and poured them into cups. I added additional cream cheese icing for flavor and so that there would be enough. I then added food coloring and mixed well. ***Note for the purple add more red than you do blue!

Once your timer goes off you'll have a pretty good looking king cake.

The only step left is to get the frosting on....

And enjoy!

Happy Mardi Gras!!!