King Cake by The Cajun Ninja
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2019
- Good ole plain and simple King Cake. Feel free to change it up how ever you like 😊👊🏻
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KING CAKE
THE DOUGH
6 Cups of All Purpose Flour
2 (1/4 oz) Envelope of Active Dry Yeast
1/2 Cup of Lukewarm Water
1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 Tablespoon of Salt
1 Stick of Salted Butter
1 (8 oz) Block of Cream Cheese
1 Cup of Whole Milk
2 Eggs
*Makes enough for 2 King Cakes*
THE FILLING
1/3 Cup of Light Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup of White Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Cinnamon
1/2 Stick of Butter Melted
*For 2 King Cakes Double Filling Amounts*
THE TOPPING
1 Cup of Confectioners Sugar
2 Tablespoons of Milk
Purple Sanding Sugar
Gold Sanding Sugar
Green Sanding Sugar
*For 2 King Cakes Double Topping Amounts*
Start out by heating a small pot on a simmering heat.
Melt the Butter and Cream cheese in the pot.
Add the Yeast and a Spoonful of the Sugar to the 1/2 Cup of Water. Let sit for at least 10 Minutes
Add the rest of the 1/2 Cup of Sugar and Salt to the melted Cream Cheese and Butter.
Once you have a creamy consistency, add the Cup of Milk, stir, and turn the heat off.
Add the mixture to a mixing bowl and let cool down before adding the Yeast.
Once the mixture has cooled down add the Yeast and Eggs.
Attach a dough kneader to mixer and mix on a low setting for about 5 minutes.
If you do not have a dough kneader attachment, then mix by hand until the dough has a smooth look.
Grease a large bowl, place the dough in that bowl, cover with a damp towel, and let sit for 2 hours.
When the 2 hour mark is up on the dough, blend the 1/3 Cup of Brown Sugar, 1/3 Cup of White Sugar, and 2 Tablespoons of Cinnamon. Set aside.
Punch out the dough a couple times and cut into equal halves.
*If you plan to make two King Cakes, be sure to double filling and topping ingredients.*
If you’re only making one, you can vacuum seal the other half and place in the freezer.
Place one half of the dough on a large floured surface.
Flip on both sides so that all sides of dough are floured.
Roll the dough into a rectangle shape measuring out to about 2 & 1/2 foot by 1 & 1/2 foot.
Begin spreading the melted butter on to the flattened dough. You should have a enough left to spread on the top of the King Cake before baking.
Spread the sugar and cinnamon mixture all over the top of the flattened dough.
Afterwards roll the dough into the form of a jelly roll.
Layer a pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Gently place the roll on the parchment paper. Tuck the bottoms and connect the ends. Pinch the dough all the way around so that ends are fully connected.
Cover with a damp towel, and let sit for 40 minutes.
At this time preheat your oven to 350°
After 40 minuets is up, spread the rest of the melted butter over the dough. You may have to reheat the butter.
Place in the oven, and let bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on the calibration of your oven. Just be on the look out for a light golden color.
While the king cake is baking, mix together the confectioners sugar and milk into a creamy consistency.
When the King Cake is done baking, you’ll want to be quick. So have all your sugars ready.
The easiest way would be to spread some of the icing in sections, immediately adding the sugar on top of each section. If you happen to add icing and it hardens before you add sugar, just tap it with your fingers and the icing should open up.
Spread sugar in Sections of Purple, Gold, and Green.
Once done, let sit for about 5 minutes, cut a slice, and enjoy!
The Cajun Ninja it came out soo good! Can’t figure out how to post of photo of it but I’m super happy with it!
Could I half the dough recipe so I don’t have left over or have to make 2?
I halved the dough today and it turned out perfect. Just needed a bit more flour (quarter cup) because it was real sticky. I did everything the same though. But instead of halfing the salt, I used just a teaspoon. Perfection!
Bridgette N Watson yes you can cut a recipe in half. I make cinnamon rolls all the time!!!!
You mentioned adding yeast twice in your comment here; the first time when the ingredients are too hot and another, more appropriate, time later. Also, you list half a tablespoon of salt here but use much more in the video. Will you please edit this comment to better follow the video (sometimes I just follow the recipe, so I was almost thrown by the yeast instruction)? Thanks!
My Cajun family would each have a King Cake and then wonder why they're a Type II.
Yay!!!! I love this time of year, nothing beats the King cake
This is the best king cake recipe! I make a king cake every year and this year's cake was by far the best. Thanks Cajun Ninja!
Pamela Turowski that is friggen awesome!! Thanks for leaving the feedback!
The sound effect when the eggs hit the mixture scared the crap out of me lol!!!!
Lauren Mothershed 😄👏🏻
You make cooking seem fun! Thanks.👍🏿
This was so adorable and easy to follow. The girls. The cheesy sound effects. The evil eye from the wife. Booyah. 10/10 wholesome and I’m definitely going to try this recipe! Thanks for the laugh 😂
Adorable girls and good looking cake!! God bless you and your family 🙏
Thank you for posting this because it was a hit with my Cajun husband and inlaws, I will be making this again and again. Your recipe is so simple and easy to make I had no problem making it and LOVE that you posted it. I am a non-cajun who impressed the cajuns by cooking this and look forward to doing more of your recipes.
That “Little dude” is Baby Jesus. Don’t be afraid brother. Great Channel. I’m a follower.
Appreciate ya 👊🏻
Give that mama a hug! Tell her laundry on the couch ain’t nothing but a thang! At least it’s clean! Shoooot!! Love yalls content! Baton Rouge born and raised girl here!
Love the song at the end.... it’s so Cajun Ninja!!!
Put the comment to early my bad
Steve Lozano LoL no worries 😉
making this for the 3rd time this year...thanks for posting.
You are my Hero!!!! Taste just like it did when I was a kid. No one in the entire state of Texas can make 'em right. Even the restaurants that claim New Orleans. Now I can make 'em myself thanks to this!!!!
Donnyv I appreciate this! Thanks for the kind words
I've been waiting forever (so it seems lol) hoping that you'd make a King Cake. You've made my year! Thanks a zillion! 😊
dacajungal haha, my pleasure 😇
Just in time for St. Louis Mardi Gras thanks Cajun Ninja!
Fantastic! I live king cake
I LOVE King cake! Thank you so much, I can make my own now. I really enjoyed the sound effects, especially when the littles punched the dough down. I just giggled. I love your Beautiful family. Thank you, so much Jason. PiYaaah
Tamblin Northcutt haha that’s awesome! Thanks so much for leaving the feedback. 😁👏🏻
......Dome Field Advantage...= Who Dat Baby
Kicked some eagle butt last night!
Thanks for the recipe! Looks great! Been needing this to celebrate :)
WONDERFUL!!! just to be clear though-so glad you gave amounts printed because in video you say "2 , 3/4 ounce packets " but it is really only 1/4 each packet and I almost used 1 & 1/2 ounces scooped out and weighed from my jar of yeast---and thought wow that can't be right, HA! Cheers to you and Thank you!
I'm making my first King cake for next Tuesday, which is Shrove Tuesday and we are serving Gumbo too.
Wanted to thank you for this. It’s so expensive to order one and have it shipped to Seattle. Made one for my mortuary class for tomorrow! ☺️
Just looking at that King Cake sent my blood sugar skyrocketing !!!!!
The sound effects... the daughters (I've got two!!)... and "The Look" from The Wife when you said you putting more flour on the counter... boy oh boy have I *ever* seen that look!!! Love the recipe and plan to try it next weekend!
Gunnr 1236 right on! I appreciate that 👊🏻😊
I'm out of state and can't buy one, so I decided to make your recipe and it is awesome!! Certainly hits the spot!
Loving this all the way from West Virginia!!!!
Justine Elizabeth Luneau that’s really cool!
@@TheCajunNinja well I'm from Louisiana! So it's fun watching your videos and cooking for everyone here 😍
Justine Elizabeth Luneau Even more Awesome 👏🏻 😊👊🏻
the girls punches were too cute!😂❤️
I’m making a hurri-King cake for Barry...thanks for all the recipes...in a visual learner and I can’t stand when I ask someone how to cook and they give vague directions...you Give just the right amount so I’m not lost...so glad I found this channel last year...my family had benefited tremendously
PJHVols wow, that’s awesome! I like the reference 😄. Thank you for the kind words.
Can’t wait to try this!!!
Made this last night! Baby when i say grrrreat! My local store didnt have the right colors so my king cake was red and gold (o'well) but it didnt take from the taste! Thank u Cajun Ninja!!!
Mbyrdlady awesome news! 😁👏🏻
Made this the other day and it was perfect. Now you need to teach me how to make FILLED king cakes. 😊
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Awesome job Cute girls. I appreciate ya taking time out to show us and them that they can cook it and and eat it. Them girls are so lucky to have a daddy like you to show them the Cajun ways. -pawpaw
Dan Webster right on! I appreciate that my dude. 😊👊🏻
Great recipe. My first ever King Cake
Awesome video brotha! You're a cross between Chef Boyardee and Betty Crocker. 😂😂😂😂😂
BADAZZ93STANG haha
Great job!!!!
Looks yummy😍
Made for the first time today and it was delicious
I’m about to make this. Looks delicious and straight forward. Your family is cute and funny. Peep the child still wearing her Catholic school uniform. Love the sound effects in the recipe and the laugh track; but my favorite is the Horace Trahan! Makes me feel that I’m back in Cajun country🎉 Allons!
Great job. I am not a fan of King Cake, but I am willing to give your recipe a try!! Thanks Ninja👊👊👊
My pops is a New Orleans native but we live in Tennessee. He’s a little under the weather right now. Going to drop him off a king cake and some of your jambalaya to cheer him up. Thanks for the videos!
Looks good my Friend!!
Makin cakes today. oh yeah baby... happy fat Tuesday baby!
Wow that looks so good!! Your girls are too cute!!
Thanks! 😊🙏🏻
When he dropped the dough in the bowl, I nearly jumped out the window.
Dat doo look good! Ol Paul better look out!! Lol
my out of town family have started a thing of making your king cake. they have all succeeded with it. my turn now. sure looks delicious.
Made this last night came out amazing was my first time making a king cake and it was a blast thanks
That King cake came out looking good.😋
Louisa Lewis why thanks!😁
VERY NICE!!!!
since I can't go back home for mardi gras i am making one. new subscriber love your videos 💜💛💚
rita jordan blessed to have you tuning in! Hope you enjoy it!
You make this look so easy
I love their expressions... That's how I felt when my momma made homemade bread.😍
Cream cheese IN the dough?! 🤔 imma have to try DAT 🙌
Great job! I made it and it’s amazing!
*Looks amazing! Like mine with some cream cheese inside.*
Midnight Cravings seems to be the favorite of choice. 😊
King cake is my favorite kind of cake
Great video ! Always bought mine at Walmart and cheated by saying I made it . Lol
Thanks to you I’ll give yr recipe a good try . Merci
Sophie Duvall this year you can say you changed up your recipe. 😁👊🏻
This was a great recipe.
Man this looks good. Thanks for the video. I'm thinking about maybe making this with my girls and stuffing it with some sweet cream cheese. Wifey and I are huge king cake fans, but don't really like standing in line for an hour to get that Randazzo's cream cheese stuffed king cake!
E Walter right on! It’s really not that hard, just a bit messy 😅
Great job 👌
Nomo store bought king cake for me
Thanks!!!
You knead exactly like I do. I push away and fold. Japanese style.
Okay .... this was my first attempt at King Cake and it was PERFECTION! This came out better than any store bought/bakery made King Cake I ever had. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. I'm making cinnamon rolls with the other half of the dough next weekend.
Rachael Romine holy cow! That’s one heck of a compliment! All I can say is, bravo to you! The love you put into it made it that good! 😊👊🏻
Much love from this Cajun lady! My whole family went nuts over this King Cake after a big lunch of Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, baked sweet potatoes and bread & butter pickles. The King Cake with coffee was the perfect dessert at the end of the meal! Thanks again. This recipe is going in the family recipe book!! ⚜️ 💜💛💚⚜️
OH! And I also commented on your FB page and included photos of my King Cake!
Rachael Romine oh I hope I replied!
Well apparently I misspoke. It's there now! 😂
Nice King 🎂
Yummy💚😋💜😋💛😋
We just made that exact king cake using your recipe. Came out perfectly!!! Now we made another one banana cream filled and decorated black and gold for the saints game today!!! Who Dat!!!
Hi, what is your recipe for the banana creme filling? This sounds delicious!
Alison Nicolaisen it was very simple filling, one box of banana cream pudding prepared as the directions said. Just don’t put to much because it will ooze out all over, but it is very good. Thanks 😊
Thanks for the video getting ready for Mardi Gras huh can't wait for the other video to drop 👌
Westbank_ 4_Life other Video?
@@TheCajunNinja if you going to do a video making beignets
Westbank_ 4_Life oh Ha, got that!
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@@TheCajunNinja thanks will look at it
Great video most especially with you including your family. I found the baby last year so this ol hillbilly is having to learn how to make one. I’ll let you know the results but that looks mighty fine!
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That's Dat ""Bon Ca Ca"
Geaux Colonels Baby....4 life #63 Marshall
Cajun Ninja- coming to Slidell tomorrow to ear at Kenney’s Seafood & then get a few King Cakes At Randazzo’s!
Danny West that’s what’s up! 😁👊🏻
I guess I'm about to learn to make my own king cake then..
Love your channel. I have been doing all your recipes and they always come out great. I made the king cake awhile back and I must say it was a hit. I did notice something in your recipe that might confuse somebody though. You say 2 (3/4oz.) packets of yeast in the ingredients and in the video, but you are using 2 (1/4oz.) packets. I just did as I saw in the video and it came out great. Look forward to more videos.
George T I know 😩... I was disappointed when I discovered this. I changed up the recipe so that people do what I did, and not what I said.
I am glad you are a normal family
tara gunnels I appreciate that. 😊👊🏻
Go Colonels! And here I thought you were a Ragin' Cajun!
Pooooh-Yiiie !! GEAUX SAINTS !!!
You knocked it out da park on dat one BAW !!!
KIIEEEAAAAWWWW !!
Felt myself gaining 10 pounds off the video !!!
Pi-Yaaaaaah !! 👊👊👊👊🤜🤛
Added the fist bumps !!! 😁😁😁✌👍👍😉🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Timothy Leger haha you something Baw!
@@TheCajunNinja yeh Baw !
Dat's what my tell me all dem time !!
She say "KIIEEEAAAAWWWW you couillion you yeah !!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤜🤛👊
Yum!👊🏻
Drake Fields Thank ya buddy 😊👊🏻
Those little plastic baby dolls always creeped me out with king cakes hahaha. Pi-Yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get it together Baw! Man up! 😁👊🏻
@@TheCajunNinja Hahahaha, they wouldn't keep me away from devouring that cake tho!
This will be my very first year trying this. Hope it turns out as good as yours😊
dat look really good, I like to put a little strawberry creme in mine....27 mo days till Carnival Day ! since Imma La Native livin in Fla. I get mine at Publix, not Rouses' lol
Now that's impressive! When da Beignets coming?
Cool :) QC
Heyyy! When you make beignets outta the remaining king cake dough, do you fry or prep them differently than ya do for your actual beignet dough? Your videos are awesome, thank ya so much for helping me bring that southern flavor to the Midwest
Paige Begley id follow it the same way as when the dough is done in the beignet video.
I’m just watching this but the sound affects😂
WHO DAT SAID THEY GON BEAT THEM SAINTS
Moved to L.C. last March from Houston. Our first M.G. season in L.A. followed your recipe here for my first home made K.C. (never even eaten a home made one). Waiting to bake now! Super excited mate! (Forgot cinnimon so I sub white girl pumpkin spice and forgot the sprinkles..a city girl move right there)
Ash Loe haha I actually want to hear how this turned out! White girl pumpkin spice sounds great! 😁
Ohh it was an amazingly big hit at work. I just made 8 more last night! Made blueberry, blueberry cheesecake, cherry, cherry cheesecake, strawberry, strawberry cheesecake, sweet potato, and sweet potato cheesecake!
Ash Loe 8 MORE?!?... Wow! You’re a beast! Way to Geaux!!
@@TheCajunNinja thank you for the great instructions and an amazing recipe
I want to see a boudin king cake.
Great recipe! Made it a few weeks ago and it was very popular. Was going to make it with the granddaughters but the weather turned icy and they couldn't come here. We vacuum sealed both halves so we could bake next weekend. How do you recommend defrosting to turn into a king cake instead of beignets? Thanks and Happy Mardi Gras!
Would like to know as well. Have to make 2 this week but 6 days apart
Take a 2-lb Coffee Can and lightly grease it with butter. Wrap your King Cake dough ring around that...and it will help keep it in a nice ring as it bakes.
Ummmm! Looks so good. Makes me wanna slap my mamma BUT I WONT just kidding folks! Saved this video! What about DEM SAINTS!!!
Donna Stoma WHO DAT!! 👊🏻⚜️
You should do a daddy daughter baking video 🥰
Could I put this on sticks??? King cake on a stick!
Can you do the first proof overnight in the fridge?
How do you defrost the leftover frozen dough? Just let it thaw on the counter?
The individuals at my work will cut tiny little slivers of cake so they don’t get the baby, their nickname happens to be “meals on wheels” because when ever someone cooks their whole family would show up to get to-go plates.
Leland Gaunt haha that’s funny.
Cute kids
Any tips for adding a cream cheese filling??
Going to Slidell January 18th to eat At Kenney’s Seafood & then get a King Cake from Randazzo’s !!! My wife & myself & her sister & husband are making this a yearly occasion to eat at different seafood restaurants in Slidell!!! Everyone welcome to come by but you will have to pay your own bill !