How To Make My Super Easy King Cake Recipe with Crescent Rolls
I make my super easy king cake recipe every year for Mardi Gras! This New Orleans quick Mardi Gras king cake is so simple and plus, it is my most popular recipe. This year I am making it for my grand kids in NYC! Everyone can’t wait to have me make my crescent roll king cake! I have had people say they like this king cake recipe better than the ones you buy in the store. And, honestly, you can whip this New Orleans king cake recipe up in minutes with reduced-fat crescent rolls–no complicated yeast dough here! This recipe is from my Gulf Coast Favorites Cookbook filled with Louisiana healthy easy recipes . Just order some Mardi Gras beads and you are all set!
My Mardi Gras King Cake Is One of My Most Popular Healthy Cajun Recipes!
My Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook includes all your favorite Louisiana and Cajun recipes. However, they are easy healthy recipes! No matter the time of year, this Mardi Gras King Cake recipe is always a favorite. You can also check out How To Make A King Cake With Crescent Rolls – My Easy King Cake Recipe.
This easy Louisiana cookbook gives you healthier options for all your favorite Louisiana recipes. I really think this is my southern cookbook because I am from Texas and Louisiana. I keep my super easy king cake recipe seasonal by just changing my icing colors to go with whatever theme holiday it is. Starting with reduced-fat crescent rolls with a luscious rich cream cheese filling with lots of cinnamon makes this recipe hard to beat for the taste and it’s so simple.
Super Easy King Cake Recipe: Keep The Recipe Sesaonal
No matter the time of year, this Mardi Gras king cake is probably my most popular recipe. You can use different colors for the icing for whatever time of year you are celebrating. I keep my super easy king cake recipe seasonal by just changing my icing colors to go with whatever theme holiday it is. I have even made it without the icing or used just one color for a great tasting coffee cake. Starting with reduced-fat crescent rolls with a luscious rich cream cheese filling with lots of cinnamon makes this recipe hard to beat for the taste and it’s so simple. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel for the latest recipe!
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| From Twitter: @PastorJoelle (From IL) Beautiful King Cakes! My favorite recipe comes from Holly Clegg: We taste-tested your recipe against a yeast-based recipe and a store bought cake. Yours won easily!! The yeast-based recipe I used created a Gambinos-esque recipe & the store bought was from Kroger |
| Servings 16 servings |
- 2 (8-ounce) cans reduced-fat crescent rolls
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Mardi Gras Icing
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 10-inch round pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Separate crescent rolls at perforations, into 16 slices. Place slices around prepared pan with points in center. About halfway down from points, press seams together.
- In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Spread on dough in center where seams have been pressed together.
- In another small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over cream cheese. Fold dough points over filling and then fold bottom of triangle over points forming a circular roll like a king cake.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly and drizzle with colored Mardi Gras Icing.
| Servings |
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1-2 tbsp skim milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Yellow, green, red, and blue food coloring
Ingredients
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- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients, except food color. Divide mixture into three bowls.
- In first bowl, add a few drops of yellow food coloring. In second bowl, add a few drops of green food coloring and in the third bowl, add equal amounts of drops of red and blue food coloring (to create purple).
- Drizzle over cooled cake.
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You have heard about my simple king cake recipe so now pick up some beads and you have a fun festive party. Honestly, this is a simple Mardi Gras party to have whever you live and I have the party plan to follow with my Mardi Gras Party Menu -Easy Chicken Gumbo to Crescent Roll King Cake.
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