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Quick homemade King Cake: the easy recipe
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By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · 6d ago · France · 1 min ·

Quick homemade King Cake: the easy recipe

Ten minutes of preparation is all it takes to celebrate Epiphany! So go ahead and try this super quick but tasty galette recipe.

Ingredients · Servings 4 people
  • 2 Rolls of all-butter puff pastry
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 125 g beurre demi-sel
  • 60g caster sugar
  • 60 g sucre roux
  • 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
  • 125g almond flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp rum
Method · 10 min
  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C. Butter a baking sheet.
  2. To prepare the frangipane: Soften the butter in the microwave. It should not be completely melted. In a bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, eggs, and rum. Then add the almond flour and mix.
  3. Place the first puff pastry sheet on the buttered baking sheet. Spread the frangipane over it and insert a bean.
  4. Cover with the second disc of dough. Press lightly to seal the edges.
  5. Brush with beaten egg yolk. Decorate and draw using a fork or knife.
  6. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes (depending on the oven).

For the puff pastry

Pure butter puff pastry, 2 rolls.

Egg yolk 2

For the frangipane

Beurre demi-sel 125 g

Sucre roux 60 g

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