Miniature King Cakes Food

MINIATURE KING CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Take each biscuit, flatten and roll to oblong shape.
• Spread amount of butter or margarine on each biscuit.
• Combine cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle biscuits with sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Grate lemon peel and sprinkle over biscuits.
• Roll each biscuit beginning at wide end.
• Close each end forming a small donut shape.
• Place in round cake pan or cookie sheet.
• Bake 350 for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely.
• For glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and enough water to achieve desired consistency.
• Spread over cakes.
• Sprinkle with colored sugars.

MINI MARDI GRAS KING CAKES

Steps:

• Proof yeast in warm water until bubbly, about 5 minutes.
• Mix raised yeast with rest of roll dough ingredients, flour your hands, and knead until dough is elastic (will still be sticky! Keep flouring your hands).
• On floured surface, roll dough out into an 8" x 12" rectangle,
• Blend cream cheese, sugar, and almond flavoring. Spread mixture atop dough, all the way to edges. Slice width-wise into 12 one-inch strips.
• Carefully roll up into pinwheels and place in nonstick muffin tins (I like to use paper muffin cups; gold or silver ones are pretty for Mardi Gras) and let rise in warm place until double in volume.
• Bake at 350 until tops are slightly golden.
• Mix glaze well, and spoon over warm muffins. While the glaze is still sticky, mix three small bowls of colored sugar---yellow, green, and purple, using food coloring. Sprinkle over tops.
• Laissez les bons temps rouler! You can start your Lenten fast the next day -- .