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Kings' Cake

Kings' Cake
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 48h. + 1 hour
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Kings' Cake :

  • 1 kg flour
  • 20 g salt
  • 250 g sugar
  • 225 g soft butter
  • 335 g eggs
  • 120 g milk + water
  • 30 g fresh yeast
  • rum
  • vanilla
  • orange flower water

Technical stages for Kings' Cake :

  • Heat up the water+milk mix to 30-40°C or 86-104°F maximum and dissolve the yeast in it.
  • Make a fountain with the flour. Add to it the salt, sugar and eggs. Pour the water + milk + yeast mix on top. Form a ball and add the rum, vanilla and orange flower water. Knead into a homogeneous dough.
  • Combine the butter in chunks.
  • Let it push for 48 hours in the fridge. Punch. Put the dough in a circular, crown-like, shape. Let it rise until it the volume doubles.
  • Glaze with egg yolk. Decorate the surface with rock sugar, candied fruits, etc...
  • Bake in a warm oven at 180°C or 356°F until you can see a nice golden crust.
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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Flat pastry brush 2,5 cmFlat pastry brush 2,5 cm 3.60 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro
Sugar Grains (10 kg)Sugar Grains (10 kg) 29.00 Euro