KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING

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Round out your Mardi Gras celebration with a King Cake-a colorful ring-shaped pastry drizzled with green, gold and purple icing. This stunning cake has become the gala holiday's signature dessert.-Alice LeJeune, Ville Platte, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls
4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
ICING:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
Red, blue, yellow and green food coloring

Steps:

  • Unroll both tubes of crescent dough and separate into triangles. Place triangles on a greased 12-in. pizza pan, forming a ring with pointed ends facing toward the center and wide ends overlapping. Lightly press wide ends together., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spoon over wide ends of ring. In another bowl, stir the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle over cream cheese mixture., Fold points over filling and fold wide ends over points to seal. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Divide icing among three bowls. Using red and blue food coloring, tint one portion purple. Tint another portion yellow and the remaining portion green. Drizzle over cake. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 275mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

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