Easy King Cake
King Cake is a traditional cake that is baked every year for Mardi Gras.
Total Steps
13
Ingredients
9
Tools Needed
1
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon <a href="/6SP2TN4X">lemon peel,</a> grated
- 1.5 teaspoon <a href="/4D2WZRPV">ground nutmeg</a>
- 1 gumdrop
- 1 package <a href="/LSFWYBJG">yellow cake mix</a>
- 1.5 cup <a href="/QZYNNXBY">powdered sugar</a>
- 1 tablespoon <a href="/PCGHNLWF">lemon juice</a>
- 1 tablespoon <a href="/PXTR53Z5">water</a>
- 3 tablespoon <a href="/GHZ654L7">sugar,</a> divided
- 0 <a href="/G8BQNFSK">Red,</a> blue, yellow and <a href="/QZ2HNRJ2">green food coloring</a>
Instructions
Step 1
<a href="/H3S4YV46">Preheat oven </a>to 350 degrees.
Step 2
<a href="/6BTCX64M">Coat </a>a 9 x 13 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3
<a href="/7S3QCKWK">Mix </a>up the cake batter according to package directions.
Step 4
<a href="/DRM2WPZ4">Stir </a>in the lemon <a href="/RSDQ7YW8">peel,</a> nutmeg and gumdrop.
Step 5
<a href="/RNT367Z2">Bake </a>according to cake package directions.
Step 6
<a href="/GZFHJC5K">Cool </a>completely.
Step 7
In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, lemon <a href="/QDWRNXYW">juice </a>and water until it forms a creamy <a href="/3BL7DPJ8">glaze.</a>
Step 8
Spread the <a href="/3BL7DPJ8">glaze </a>over the <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>of the <a href="/GZFHJC5K">cooled </a>cake.
Step 9
Put each tablespoon of sugar into individual zip close baggies. Add 1 drop of red and 1 drop of blue to one bag to make purple sugar.
Step 10
Add 2 drops of yellow to another bag of sugar.
Step 11
Add 2 drops of green to another bag.
Step 12
<a href="/7S3QCKWK">Mix </a>all well in the individual bags.
Step 13
Sprinkle over the <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>of the <a href="/3BL7DPJ8">glaze </a>to decorate as desired.