King Cake

Dough

• 4 oz unsalted butter, room temperature, plus extra to grease
• 4 oz whole milk
• 2 oz sugar
• 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 16 oz all-purpose flour

Brown Sugar Paste

• 4 oz unsalted butter, diced, room temperature
• 7 oz dark brown sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp salt

Assembly

• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp water

Glaze

• 8 oz cream cheese, diced, room temperature
• 6 oz confectioners sugar
• 1 ½ oz whole milk
• sanding sugar, yellow, green and purple
  o bien colored sugar sprinkles