You don’t have to be in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras! We love celebrating Mardi Gras. These mini Gluten Free King Cakes are the perfect way to celebrate at home or with friends. Easy, cute, and a tasty treat for anyone looking for a King Cake, these Gluten-Free Mini King Cakes will delight for any party!
Mini Gluten Free Mini King Cakes
Yield: 12 mini king cakes
Ingredients:
Cakes:
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 4 ½ cups gluten-free baking flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 packet rapid rise yeast
- 1 tsp. salt
Filling:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsps. cinnamon
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
3-4 tbsps. milk
Additional Items Needed:
- Mini Bundt Cake Pan
- Purple, green, and yellow sanding sugar
Instructions:
Make the Dough:
- Whisk the milk, eggs, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Add the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Stir with a spoon until just combined.
- Using the dough hook, mix the dough with an electric mixer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the stand mixer bowl and transfer to a greased bowl. Cover with plastic and allow to rise for 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Add the Filling:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix to combine.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll into a rectangle until dough is around ¼ inch thick.
- Spray the dough lightly with water and sprinkle the brown sugar mixture all over the dough, pressing it into the dough with your fingers to ensure it sticks.
- Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough in half lengthwise. Then cut the dough horizontally into 2-inch strips.
- Roll each strip lengthwise, then form a circle with the rolled dough and seal the ends together. Place each roll into the basin of a greased mini Bundt cake pan with the seam of the roll facing up. Continue rolling each strip until each space is filled.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until the mini king cakes are a deep golden brown.
- Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Make the Glaze:
- While the cakes are cooling, place the powdered sugar and milk in a bowl.
- Whisk the ingredients together until smooth.
- Spoon the glaze over the top of each cake. Immediately sprinkle purple, green, and yellow sanding sugar on top of the cake.
Mini Gluten Free King Cakes
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 stick butter melted
- 4 ½ cups gluten free baking flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 packet rapid-rise yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Filling:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
For the Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
- Additional Items Needed:
- Mini Bundt Cake Pan
- Purple green, and yellow sanding sugar
Instructions
Make the Dough:
-
Whisk the milk, eggs, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer.
-
Add the flour, sugar, yeast and salt. Stir with a spoon until just combined.
-
Using the dough hook, mix the dough with an electric mixer for 10 minutes.
-
Remove the dough from the stand mixer bowl and transfer to a greased bowl. Cover with plastic and allow to rise for 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Add the Filling:
-
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
-
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix to combine.
-
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll into a rectangle until dough is around ¼ inch thick.
-
Spray the dough lightly with water and sprinkle the brown sugar mixture all over the dough, pressing it into the dough with your fingers to ensure it sticks.
-
Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough in half lengthwise. Then cut the dough horizontally into 2 inch strips.
-
Roll each strip lengthwise, then form a circle with the rolled dough and seal the ends together. Place each roll into the basin of a greased mini Bundt cake pan with the seam of the roll facing up. Continue rolling each strip until each space is filled.
-
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until the mini king cakes are a deep golden brown.
-
Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Make the Glaze:
-
While the cakes are cooling, place the powdered sugar and milk in a bowl.
-
Whisk the ingredients together until smooth.
-
Spoon the glaze over the top of each cake. Immediately sprinkle purple, green, and yellow sanding sugar on top of the cake.
- Transformers One Review - October 20, 2024
- Smile 2 Review – A Sequel that Slays the First - October 16, 2024
- The Wild Robot Review - September 27, 2024
Mary says
Ok those are adorable!! I’m constantly on the lookout for fun gluten free baked treats for my boys. I’m definitely going to be trying these (just need to get some adorable mini bunt cake pans first!).
Meagan says
These are super cute!
catherinemryan says
These are so adorable! I love that you make the goodies of Mardi Gras accessible to those of us who can’t eat gluten.
Kelsey says
How fun, I love the sprinkles!
Hillary Knudsen says
I’m in the mood for Mardi Gras now! 🙂 These look delicious 🙂
errely says
These King Cakes are so cute and festive for the holiday and I LOVE that you made them gluten free!
mkmdesignsblog says
OK. These sounds super delish! I have been dying to get a mini bundt pan too…now you’ve given me the excuse to splurge. 🙂 PS. We head to New Orleans in May…can’t wait to try me some King Cakes. Happy Mardi Gras!
Danielle says
Umm these are the cutest things ever! And they look soooo good! That filling and the glaze 😍