THREE KINGS' CAKE (GERMANY)
Make and share this Three Kings' Cake (Germany) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Sydney Mike
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- FOR THE CAKE ~ Put 1 1/2 cups of the flour (plus another 2 tablespoons of flour) into a bowl & make a hole in the middle. Into that hole put the yeast & mix it with a pinch of sugar & a bit of lukewarm milk.
- Dust the mixture with flour, then cover it with a cloth & let it rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.
- Add the melted butter, salt, lemon, cardamom, 1 egg & egg white (the 2nd yolk is for another purpose), along with the remaining milk & flour, to the flour-&-yeast mixture, kneading the dough until it is smooth.
- When the dough begins to form a ball, stir in the raisins & dried fruit, then form the dough into a log.
- Cut off 1/4 of the log & divide that fourth into 4 equal parts, forming balls from each smaller part.
- Divide the ramaining log into 4 parts & form larger balls from each of those parts.
- Liberally grease a springform pan with a central tube, & place the dough into the pan, alternating large & small dough balls.
- Cover the pan & set it in a warm place so the dough will rise again.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small container beat the egg yolk to a smooth consistency.
- Brush the dough with the beaten yolk & place the filled pan in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- Cool the cake thoroughly in the pan on a wire rack before removing it from the pan.
- FOR THE FROSTING ~ Mix the powdered sugar & lemon juice to an icing consistency (not too liquid) & ice the cake, decorating it with the cherries. In Germany, a small gold crown made of foil is often placed in the middle of the cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.1, Fat 1.1, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 23.9, Sodium 87.4, Carbohydrate 31.2, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 8, Protein 3.3
DREIKöNIGSKUCHEN / 3 KINGS' CAKE / EPIPHANY CAKE
This cake is usually served on January 6th ("Dreikönigstag" or Epiphany) for breakfast in Switzerland. Who will become king or queen ? Each person takes a piece from the cake. The one with the token will be king or queen of the day and all participants have to fulfill a wish of the king or queen ... Ingredients for a cake of about 25 cm (10 inches) in diameter.
Provided by Lostfairy
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 2h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix flour, sugar, salt and lemon in a bowl.
- Melt the butter and add the cold milk.
- Dissolve yeast in water and add two teaspoons of sugar.
- Stir the eggs and add flour mix of 1.
- Knead to a soft dough.
- Add sultanas and the token and distribute them evenly in the dough.
- Tear dough apart and form six or eight pieces the size of a fist. You may form one bigger piece as the center piece of the cake. Arrange the pieces around the center piece as shown in the picture above. Place the cake on a non-stick tray.
- Let grow in a warm place until the size has doubled.
- Let cool for about one hour.
- Before baking, sweep with the yolk of an egg.
- Bake for about 40 to 50 minutes in the lower part of the pre-heated oven at about 225°C (440°F).
- Let cool and add a crown made out of paper or card.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 788.1, Fat 18.2, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 111.8, Sodium 341.7, Carbohydrate 138.3, Fiber 5.8, Sugar 32.7, Protein 19.5
ROSCA DE REYES - THREE KINGS CAKE
The Day of Kings (el Dia de Tres Reyes), or Epiphany, is celebrated on January 6 to commemorate the day the magi arrived bearing gifts for the infant Jesus. The Day of the Kings is observed by Latin cultures with the making and eating of a rosca de reyes, a sweet bread on the order of Louisiana's King cake, with a hidden tiny plastic baby (or a dried bean), representing the baby Jesus, inside. If you get the slice with the "baby", you will have good luck all year. Traditionally served with delicious Mexican hot chocolate. From the El Charro Cafe in Tucson, Arizona.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Breads
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In large mixing bowl, cream together butter or margarine and powdered sugar.
- Add eggs and beat again, until light and fluffy.
- Combine dry ingredients, expect chopped nuts.
- Gradually add dry ingredients and vanilla to creamed mixture.
- Sprinkle nuts on bottom of lightly greased 9x5x4-inch loaf pan.
- Pour batter into pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes, or until pick comes out clean and cake springs back to the touch.
- Cool 10 minutes; turn cake onto wire rack to cool.
- Insert dry bean or"baby" from the underside of the cake when cool.
- During the last minutes cake is cooking, melt brown sugar in heavy saucepan over low heat.
- Remove from heat and add ground anise and vanilla extract.
- Pour warm syrup over freshly baked, cooled cake.
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