Basic King Cake

Sofía Padilla Castro
This recipe is a delicious king cake. Make yours for the days when it's time to cut the cake, with the excellent excuse of seeing who gets to bring tamales. Impress everyone with your delicious homemade cake and enjoy it with your whole family and friends.
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Ingredients
20
Servings
  • 4 envelopes yeast
  • 5 cups flour
  • 200 grams butter
  • 4 eggs, whole
  • 8 egg yolks
  • eggs, for brushing
  • figs
  • limes
  • oranges, candied in strips
  • cherries
  • sugar
  • 1 cup condensed milk
  • 1/2 teaspoons table salt
  • 1 tablespoon tea, orange blossom
  • 1 cup candied fruits, chopped toppings: fig, acitrón, lemon, cherries, raisins
Preparation
30 mins
25 mins
Medium
  • Dissolve the yeast in a little warm water.
  • Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of flour.
  • Mix well and let this dough rest in a warm place until it doubles in size.
  • Around 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, sift the flour on a table and form a sort of hollow volcano in the center.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients there, except for the chopped fruit.
  • With your hands and gentle punches, incorporate everything.
  • Then, let the dough rest again until it doubles in size.
  • Once ready, you can work it on a flat surface with a rolling pin. Roll out to form a rectangle.
  • In the center, place chopped covered fruit and the figures of the Child God that you desire.
  • Cover the center with the sides to form a thin rectangle and shape the ring on a baking sheet.
  • Brush with egg and decorate to your liking with the ingredients you have for it.
  • Bake at 180ºC for 25 minutes.

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