King Cake with Cream Cheese Cinnamon Filling
Now, you can make a quick King Cake with crescent rolls in your own home any time, without worrying about complicated yeast dough. Kids love helping with this cake year round—try red and pink colors for Valentine’s Day, pastels for Easter, and red and green for Christmas! I also created a savory king cake recipe with crawfish filling that everyone raves about!
Servings
16servings
Servings
16servings
Ingredients
  • 28-ounce cans reduced-fat crescent rolls
  • 4ounce reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 2tbsp confectioners’ sugar
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 2tbsp butter
  • 1/3cup light brown sugar
  • 1tbsp ground cinnamon
  • Mardi Gras Icing
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 10-inch round pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Separate crescent rolls at perforations, into 16 slices. Place slices around prepared pan with points in the center. About halfway down from points, press seams together.
  3. In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, con¬fectioners sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Spread on dough in the center where seams have been pressed together.
  4. In another small bowl, combine but¬ter, brown sugar, and cinnamon with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over cream cheese. Fold dough points over filling, then fold bottom of triangle over points forming circular roll like king cake.
  5. Bake about 20–25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly and drizzle with colored Mardi Gras Icing.
Recipe Notes

Per Serving: Calories 184 | Calories from fat 36% | Fat 7 g Saturated Fat 3 g | Cholesterol 9 mg | Sodium 275 mg Carbohydrate 26 g | Dietary Fiber 0 g | Sugars 16 g | Protein 3 g Diabetic Exchanges 1 1/2 carbohydrate | 1 1/2 fat