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Title: Sophia's King Cake
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Snacks
Yield: 2 Cakes

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1 c Milk
1/4 c Butter
1/2 oz (2 env) active dry yeast
2/3 c Lukewarm water
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 lg Eggs
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Freshly grated nutmeg
5 1/2 c All-purpose flour

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1 c Packed brown sugar
1 tb Ground cinnamon
1/2 c Melted butter

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2 c Confectioner's sugar
3 4 Tbsp water

Scald milk, remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup of
butter. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.

In the bowl of your stand mixer, dissolve yeast in the
warm water with 1 tablespoon of the white sugar. Let
stand until frothy, about 10 minutes.

When yeast mixture is frothy, add the cooled milk
mixture. Whisk in the eggs. Stir in the remaining
granulated sugar, salt and nutmeg.

Place the bowl into your stand mixer and beat the flour
into the milk/egg mixture 1 cup at a time. When the
dough has pulled together, switch to the dough hook and
knead at low speed until smooth and elastic, about 5
minutes.

Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl
and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth or
plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled
in volume, about 1 1/2 hours. When risen, punch down and
divide dough in half.

Set oven @ 375ºF/190ºC.

Grease 2 cookie sheets or line with parchment paper or
silpat.

TO MAKE FILLING: Combine the brown sugar, ground
cinnamon and butter.

Roll dough halves out on a well-floured surface into
large rectangles (approximately 10" x 16"). Sprinkle the
filling evenly over the dough and roll up each half
tightly like a jelly roll, beginning at the wide side.
Bring the ends of each roll together to form 2 oval
shaped rings. Place each ring on a prepared cookie
sheet. With scissors make cuts 1/3 of the way through
the rings at 1" intervals. Let rise in a warm spot until
doubled in size, about 45 minutes.

Bake for 30 minutes. Push the doll into the bottom of
the cake. Pour the icing over the cake while warm and
decorate as desired.

RECIPE FROM: http://thecakedr.com

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