Gluten Free King Cake

[mama2two]

We are from Louisiana and my kids have been asking for king cake, so I decided to make a gluten free king cake and my family really liked it!!! I unfortunately could not taste it because I have bronchitis and a head cold right now so I can't taste anything ! I used the pamela's bread mix but followed the sweet bread recipe, I put olive oil in a baking sheet to grease it and then spread out the dough and topped with cinnamin and sugar, made a hole in the middle and pulled it up over the outside. I put chocolate and vanilla frosting (homemade) drizzled over the top and sprinkles on top of that. Oh, I baked it before I topped it at 350 for 25 minutes.

[dbmamaz]

My son just came home asking for Gluten-free Casein-free kings cake . . . i was at a loss. I've never had kings cake before, and it looks like its more like a pastry dough, like a danish. I'm not baking much at all right now since i'm off of rice, too, and tonight is crazy busy . . . so you just used something like a sweet roll? And made a cake ring out of it w frosting?

[Piesmom]

We are from Louisiana and my kids have been asking for king cake, so I decided to make a gluten free king cake and my family really liked it!!! I unfortunately could not taste it because I have bronchitis and a head cold right now so I can't taste anything ! I used the pamela's bread mix but followed the sweet bread recipe, I put olive oil in a baking sheet to grease it and then spread out the dough and topped with cinnamin and sugar, made a hole in the middle and pulled it up over the outside. I put chocolate and vanilla frosting (homemade) drizzled over the top and sprinkles on top of that. Oh, I baked it before I topped it at 350 for 25 minutes.

I can honestly say I've never heard of King Cake before (we live in WI). Can you tell me what that is?

Thanks!

[Nancym]

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[dbmamaz]

actually, in the archives I found two copies of the same recipe for danish - i might try that - seems close enough to me, and even better, its rice-free!

[mama2two]

I can honestly say I've never heard of King Cake before (we live in WI). Can you tell me what that is?

Thanks!

King cake is a traditional cake that we eat around Mardi Gras. It's a danish like cake shaped like a large ring and has icing and colored sugar (green, purple and yellow) on top. It can have many different fillings like bovarian cream, chocolate filling, raspberry, strawberry, cream cheese, etc. Many donut places make these and I have never seen a gluten free one, until I made one. It was not nearly as good as the real thing, but for those who can't have the real thing, it was a nice sweet treat. also, it is traditional to hide a small plastic baby in the cake and whoever gets the baby buys the king cake the next year.

[mama2two]

My son just came home asking for Gluten-free Casein-free kings cake . . . i was at a loss. I've never had kings cake before, and it looks like its more like a pastry dough, like a danish. I'm not baking much at all right now since i'm off of rice, too, and tonight is crazy busy . . . so you just used something like a sweet roll? And made a cake ring out of it w frosting?

yes any pastry dough would do, mine was casein free too, i think, i used almond milk and spectrum margerine. mine was more bread like than dough like maybe it will be better next year!