King Cake

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2015

The colors of Mardi Gras—not to mention a delicious cinnamon-pecan swirl—make this tasty cake festive enough for any party.

SERVES12 to 16

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 to 2½ hours rising and 2 hours cooling

King Cake

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

UPDATE: This recipe has been slightly reformulated to be more failproof since its initial publication. The revision you see here was published in April of 2022. This traditional bready cake, made during carnival season in New Orleans, is ma...

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