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17 years ago

AnnT's Danish makes a perfect.... King Cake!!

I knew as soon as I tasted my first delicious bite this winter that Ann's Danish recipe was perfect for King Cake! I decided to forgo the traditional round shape so that they'd fit in the mailing boxes easier and also I wouldn't need to double the recipe. Unfortunately, purple sugar is impossible to make with red and blue, so I only had two of the tradional Mardi Gras colors. Next year, I'll be better prepared.

The USPS will be able to continue on without any bailout, as I have helped greatly with funding by shipping three of the cakes to my three youngest sons in VA, NC and NYC. Hand delivered the fourth one to my oldest .... wasn't it nice that the recipe makes four??

I've been missing everyone here on the forum. I returned from VA and then was off to San Francisco for a week. I'm looking forward to catching up and to cooking again!

Grace

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shellm
17 years ago
Those are beautiful,Grace.I would love one.We usually have a seafood guy who comes by our office at work every 2 weeks and usually has the BEST king cakes from new orleans.He didnt bring any this year.I was so dissapointed.

Shelley
mustangs81
17 years ago
My one and only king cake was at RiverRat's house; she ordered from a local LA bakery. Yours could give them a run for their money. I love the King Cake concept.
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Like Terri, I have some leakage when I add jam to the cream cheese, I usually just open a jar of homemade jam and use it as filling on top of the cream cheese, I like them both together. And it freezes wonderfully no matter which filling is used. Arlene, just use a pie filling recipe, if you want just fruit, or jam, or make a fruit filling out of any fruit you have, sweetened and cooked, mix a little cornstarch with the liquid and thicken it and voila! Fruit filling of your choice. I'll bet lemon curd would be really good in these along with the cream cheese... Annie
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lakeguy35
17 years ago
Lucky boys that's for sure. I was thinking the same thing while checking out king cake recipes yesterday. My first one was a from a mix sent to by a former memeber. It was good and came from a place that makes and sends them all over the country. I didn't make one as I never made it to the store to buy the colored sugars. They look great Grace!

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doucanoe
17 years ago
Well, I didn't make it into King Cake, but I made Ann's danish over the weekend, too!

Yours are much prettier than mine! I froze two for later. I also added raspberry to the filling for two of them.

Soooo good!

Linda
wizardnm
17 years ago
They look good to me. Glad I looked tonight rather than tomorrow morning...would be dying for some with my coffee then.

Nancy
kandm
17 years ago
Great idea, traditional King Cake dough is much too dry for my tastes.
lisazone6_ma
17 years ago
Ok - can someone fill in this dreadfully ignorant northerner? What's a "King Cake"?

Lisa
User
17 years ago
Grace, Great idea. Love how you decorated the danish. I have never made a Kings Cake and didn't realize until recently that it had a cream cheese fillilng.

I think I still have a Cream Cheese Danish hiding in my freezer.

Ann
coconut_nj
17 years ago
Ann, they used to be only cinnamon sugar danish doughs but they have branched out now and cream cheese is a big favorite. So if Kandm has only had dry ones they were just made with a sweet dough and not the real danish type ones, so yeah, your recipe is perfect. A lot of places do just make a sweet bread dough. Cheaper and easier I suppose.

Lisa here is a link to one of the best makers. If you go to top of page and see the Mardi Gras facts page there will be a little more about them there.

Here is a link that might be useful: Gambino's King Cake
caavonldy
17 years ago
Could someone post the recipe or a link? I couldn't find it with a search. Thank You. I will be sure to copy & paste it.
Tracey_OH
17 years ago
So pretty! And I bet they tasted wondeful! What a great idea.

Laissez le bon temps rouler!

Tracey

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