Name: King Cake in a Bread Machine
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: Sour cream - 1 cup; Warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C), or as needed - ¼ cup; Softened butter - 2 tablespoons; Egg, slightly beaten - 1 large; All-purpose flour, or as needed - 3 ½ cups; White sugar - 3 ½ tablespoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Active dry yeast - 2 ½ teaspoons; White sugar - ¼ cup; Melted butter - 2 ½ tablespoons; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Chopped pecans - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 1 ½ cups; Melted butter - 1 ½ tablespoons; Vanilla extract - ⅛ teaspoon; Milk, or as needed - 2 tablespoons; Purple colored sugar, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Green colored sugar, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Yellow colored sugar, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - King Cake in a Bread Machine

1. Sour cream 1 cup

2. Warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C), or as needed ¼ cup

3. Softened butter 2 tablespoons

4. Egg, slightly beaten 1 large

5. All-purpose flour, or as needed 3 ½ cups

6. White sugar 3 ½ tablespoons

7. Salt ½ teaspoon

8. Active dry yeast 2 ½ teaspoons

9. White sugar ¼ cup

10. Melted butter 2 ½ tablespoons

11. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

12. Chopped pecans ½ cup

13. Confectioners' sugar 1 ½ cups

14. Melted butter 1 ½ tablespoons

15. Vanilla extract ⅛ teaspoon

16. Milk, or as needed 2 tablespoons

17. Purple colored sugar, or as needed 1 tablespoon

18. Green colored sugar, or as needed 1 tablespoon

19. Yellow colored sugar, or as needed 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - King Cake in a Bread Machine

1 . Stage

Make the dough: Place sour cream, warm water, softened butter, egg, flour, sugar, salt, and yeast into a bread machine in the order listed, or follow the order recommended by the manufacturer if different. Run Dough cycle. Remove dough from the machine after the cycle is done, about 90 minutes.

2 . Stage

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; roll out to a 10x28-inch rectangle.

3 . Stage

Make the filling: Mix sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Spread mixture over dough, then sprinkle pecans over top. Starting at a long edge, roll dough over filling into a log. Transfer to a greased baking sheet with the seam facing down.

4 . Stage

Moisten dough at each end of the log; pull ends together to form a ring and pinch to seal. Cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.

5 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

6 . Stage

Bake cake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

7 . Stage

While the cake is cooling, make the glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, melted butter, and vanilla in a bowl. Stir in just enough milk to make a smooth but not watery glaze.

8 . Stage

Spoon glaze onto warm cake, allowing it to dribble down the sides. Immediately sprinkle alternating bands of purple, green, and yellow colored sugar over glaze. Allow cake to cool completely before serving.