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King Cake

King Cake

Experience the timeless delight of the King Cake —a festive French pastry with golden, flaky puff pastry enveloping a luscious almond cream filling. Each bite is rich and buttery, perfectly balanced with sweetness, and hidden inside is a charm, adding an element of surprise and fun to this traditional celebration treat. Perfect for sharing with family and friends while honoring a cherished custom!

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Prep
20 min
Bake
20 to 30 min
Total
40 min
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Serving
6 people
Recipe Type
Cake
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Ingredients

2 rolls of puff pastry
4 eggs
1 egg yolk
175 g ground almonds
100 g sugar
100 g salted butter
1 charm

Instructions

  1. Layer the tin with one sheet of pastry. Do not prick with a fork.
  2. Mix the almond. powder, sugar, 3 eggs and the softened butter in a bowl.
  3. Pour the mixture on top of the pastry lined tin. Do not forget the charm!
  4. Wet the edge of the bottom layer pastry (2 cm) with a brush.
  5. Cover with the top layer of pastry, press down the edges moistened with the white egg mixture diluted down with some water.
  6. Make decorative lines on the top and brush with the egg yolk. To prevent the pastry from puffing up too much, you can make a tiny hole (1 cm) in the center before baking in the oven.
  7. Bake for 20 to 30 min at 200°C. Keep checking regularly.

Tips

Once the galette is baked,you can cover it with sugar syrup. (5cl of boiled water with 50g of sugar)

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