Homemade cream cheese filled King Cake 👩🏻‍🍳

The hubby and our kiddos made a cream cheese, cinnamon filled king cake turned out amazing!!!

In our Bread-Era 🥖🥐💁🏻‍♀️ #homebaker #mombaker #mardigras #homemadebread #homemadekingcake

3.5 cups AP flour

1pkt instant yeast (mix for 30 seconds)

1cup milk

1tsp salt

1/4cup sugar (mix these 3 on stove til temp reaches 125, then add into yeast and flour mixture)

2 eggs (add one at a time, and mix all with dough hook)

1/2 stick butter room temp

(Add in one piece at a time knead for 8 min. If too dry add in tiny bit of water, if too wet add in little more flour)

Flour surface, knead dough. Make into round ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover w/saran wrap or damp towel and place in fridge one hour.

Frosting

1 block cream cheese (softened)

1cup powdered sugar

1tsp vanilla, 1tsp almond extract (optional)

Cinnamon filling -2/3c brown sugar, 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon, 1tblsp softened butter mix well, set aside.

Pull dough out of fridge, flour counter roll out dough into rectangle. Spread cinnamon and cream cheese mixture onto rolled dough. Cut into 3 strips, brush with butter or egg wash. Braid together and pinch the end. Place on parchment paper, bake about 20 min on 350 or until lightly brown. Cool completely, then apply frosting. Sprinkle with green, purple, and yellow colored sugar.