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    Salted Plains » Recipes » Pies, Cakes, & Tarts

    Gluten-Free Stuffed King Cake

    Published: Mar 4, 2014 · Modified: Mar 14, 2022 by Tessa · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    snowstorm2March sure came in like a lion this weekend. Snow, sleet, frigid temps. A mountain lion would probably be more appropriate. The temperature read -6 this morning when we woke up and our old, drafty house is doing its best to keep the mountain lion on the outside. At least I got a snow day out of it.

    This weather makes it hard to believe that Mardi Gras parades have been going strong all weekend long in New Orleans. I miss it. I wish I was down there right now, as I do every year at this time. Dance parties in the streets, food, drink, friends, music–what's not to miss? (By the way, happy Lundi Gras, y'all!)  So the next best thing has always been to have a king cake shipped from New Orleans and make a big pot of red beans and rice or jambalaya. Last year was my first Carnival season after having gone gluten-free, and my attempt at making a gluten-free king cake was a total, utter fail. It was such a failure that I couldn't even bring myself to take a bite.

    This weekend we had friends over to celebrate Mardi Gras (and coincidentally the 1 year anniversary of being in our house!). I was determined to make a gluten-free king cake this time that was not only edible, but tasted good.

    Based on last year's king cake fail, I decided to do a test run before actually serving it to friends. The recipe I followed this time was certainly edible, if it were 1492 and if we were sailing across the ocean with Columbus. Too dense, too dry, nothing like a king cake at all. Next.

    gluten-free pecan stuffed king cakeSince my favorite way to have king cake is with cream cheese filling, I tried a stuffed gluten-free king cake recipe from the Baking Beauties and with only a few adjustments, this king cake tastes like the real deal.

    gluten-free stuffed king cake

    Gluten-Free Stuffed King Cake

    This cream cheese and pecan-stuffed king cake takes some time to prepare but is well worth the wait.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Cool: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 372kcal
    Author: Tessa

    Ingredients

    Dough

    • 2 ½ cups gluten free flour blend* see note
    • ½ cup tapioca starch
    • 1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast 1 packet
    • 3 tablespoon white sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 3 teaspoon ground flaxseed
    • 1 tablespoon hot water
    • ¼ cup dry milk powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 3 tablespoon butter
    • ½ cup water
    • ½ cup milk I used unsweetened almond milk
    • 2 large eggs at room temperature
    • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
    • 2 tablespoon oil
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon almond extract

    Filling

    • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
    • ½ cup packed brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    • ⅔ cup finely chopped pecans

    Egg wash

    • 1 egg white
    • 1 tablespoon water

    Icing

    • 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1-2 tablespoon milk I used almond, until you get desired consistency
    • purple, yellow, and green sugar sprinkles or food coloring

    Instructions

    • Mix all dry ingredients until combined. Set aside.
    • In a glass measuring cup, add water and butter and microwave until just melted. In small bowl combine ground flax seed and hot water.
    • Stir in wet ingredients and flax seed mixture with the dry.
    • Slighty dampen your counter top and put down a piece of plastic wrap so that it covers an area bigger than 8"x16". To avoid sticky dough, spray some oil onto the plastic wrap, than sprinkle with about 2 tablespoon of sugar. Lay ball of dough on plastic wrap and cover with another piece of plastic wrap. Roll the dough out to approximately 10"x18". Remove the plastic wrap.
    • Mix cream cheese, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a medium mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
    • With a spatula, spread the filling mixture evenly onto dough, leaving an inch around the edge without any filling. Evenly sprinkle pecans over filling.
    • Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat and set right next to your dough. Carefully along the long end, start rolling it up into a long cylinder. Using the plastic wrap, lift the roll onto your baking sheet and placing it on its side. Remove the plastic wrap and gently form the roll into a circle and pinch the ends together.
    • Whisk egg wash ingredients together. Using a pastry brush, brush top of king cake. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes until nearly doubled in size.
    • Preheat oven to 350. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
    • Take out of oven and let sit for 10 minutes. Using two large turners, move to cooling rack.
    • Mix icing ingredients together and drizzle icing onto top of king cake. When cool, cover top of king cake in thirds with purple, yellow, and green sprinkles.

    Notes

    Slightly adapted from the Baking Beauties
    *4 cups brown rice flour, 1 ⅓ cups potato starch (not flour), ⅔ cup tapioca starch. Combine in a zipper lock plastic bag, shake to mix.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 387IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. White Prom Dresses

      March 11, 2014 at 12:21 pm

      Im obliged for the article post.Much thanks again. Awesome.

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