King Cake Recipe

King cake is a traditional Mardi Gras dessert that features a rich, sweet dough often flavored with cinnamon and filled with a variety of sweet fillings. This festive cake is typically shaped into a ring and decorated with colorful icing and sugar in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold. A small figurine or bean is often hidden inside, and the person who finds it is crowned king or queen for the day.