Mardi Gras Cake
Serves: 2
Hosea Feil
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
59
Sweetness
43
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
6 tbsps
Water3 cups
Sugar (confectioners')4.5 cups
Flour (unsifted)1 tsp
Nutmeg1 tsp
Mace1 tsp
Salt2 tsps
Lemon Zest1 cup
Milk (warm)1 tsp
Cinnamon1 small
Baby (plastic doll)1 cup
Lemon JuiceDirections:
1
Pour the warm water into a small shallow bowl and sprinkle yeast and 2 teaspoons sugar into it
2
Allow the yeast and sugar to rest for 3 minutes and then mix thoroughly
3
Set bowl in a warm place for 10 minutes or until yeast bubbles up and mixture almost doubles in volume
4
Combine 3 1/2 cups flour, remaining sugar, nutmeg, mace and salt and sift into a large mixing bowl
5
Stir in lemon zest
6
Separate center of mixture to form a hole and pour in yeast mixture and milk
7
Add egg yolks and using a wooden spoon slowly combine dry ingredients into the yeast mixture
8
When mixture is smooth, beat in 8 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time
9
Continue to beat 2 minutes or until dough can be formed into a soft ball
10
Place ball of dough on a lightly floured surface and knead like bread
11
During the kneading, add 1 cup more of flour sprinkled over dough
12
When dough is no longer sticky, knead 10 minutes more until shiny and elastic
13
Using a pastry brush, coat the inside of a large bowl with 1 tablespoon softened butter
14
Place dough ball in the bowl and rotate until entire surface is buttered
15
Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and place in a draft-free space for 1 1/2 hours or until dough doubles in size
16
Remove the dough from the bowl and place on lightly floured surface
17
Punch the dough down
18
Sprinkle cinnamon over the top
19
Pat and shape dough into a cylinder
20
Twist dough to form a curled cylinder and loop cylinder into buttered baking sheet
21
Pinch the ends together to complete the circle
22
Cover the dough with a towel and set in draft-free space for 45 minutes until dough doubles in size
23
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
24
Brush top and sides of the cake with egg wash and bake on middle rack of oven for 25 to 35 minutes until golden brown
25
Place cake on a wire rack to cool
26
If desired at this time hide the plastic baby in the cake
27
Combine sugar, lemon juice and 3 tablespoons water until smooth
28
If icing is too thick add more water
29
Spread icing over cake
30
Immediately sprinkle colored sugars in rows consisting of 2 rows each of green, purple and yellow