One of my favorite parts of Mardi Gras is King Cake! They are always so delicious! I love the sweet bread and the fillings that they put in them! I’ve always wanted to learn how to make a king cake but have never been brave enough to try until I saw this recipe on About.com. This is such a quick and easy king cake recipe! This isn’t a “real” king cake but it is a very delicious version of a King Cake!


- 1 block of cream cheese
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup pecan halves (cut up into small pieces)
- 2 rolls (total of 12 individual crescent rolls) refrigerated crescent rolls in the can
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
- 4 to 5 tablespoons water
- Purple, green, and yellow sprinkles
- Mix cream cheese, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a food processor or with a mixer.
- Once blended add the pecans to the food processor. If you are using a mixer make sure to chop up the pecans very small first.
- Add to the cake when ready.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a pizza pan or baking sheet with butter-flavored vegetable oil or any cooking spray.
- Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into triangles. Position triangles next to each other with the points toward the center, overlapping the long sides about 1/4-inch, forming a large round. Where the pieces overlap, press the seams together only in the center of each seam, leaving either ends of the seams unsealed so you can fold them up over the filling.
- Spread the filling around in a ring covering the center sealed seam of each triangle.
- Place a small plastic baby or dried bean somewhere in the filling. (The person who gets this piece will have good luck for the year.)
- Fold the short side of each triangle toward the center just to the edge of the filling to cover. Then pull the point end of the triangles toward the outer rim of the pan to fully enclose the filling, tucking under the points. Lightly press the seams.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Let cool to room temperature.
- Mix together powdered sugar and water to make icing.
- Lightly pour on top of the cake.
- Add sprinkles in stripes or to liking.
- I doubled the filling from the original recipe because I wanted to have a little extra to make some other treats! I also took out the raisins because I didn't want them in the king cake.
This is such a fun and easy recipe! I decided to start with my filling so that it would be ready to put on the crescent rolls. I added the cream cheese, brown sugar, and cinnamon to my food processor and blinded it. I then added the pecans and blended until it was smooth.
Once this was done I started on my cake. I laid the crescent rolls in a circle as the recipe said. It is important to spray the pan with cooking spray. I forgot to do this and it wasn’t easy to get it off all in one piece.
I then added the filling to the top of the crescent rolls. I doubled the filling from the original recipes because I wanted to have a good amount of filling!
I then folded over the crescent rolls on top of the filling. I won’t lie my seems were not perfectly put together but I figured it would be covered up with icing so I didn’t worry about it.
I then baked it at 350 for about 20 minutes or until the top starts to brown.
I let it cool for about an hour. I then added my icing and sprinkles to the top. I put my sprinkles in a striped pattern to look like a king cake!
This is such an easy recipe and it is so great to share with family and friends! This could be made for any holiday not just Mardi Gras!
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This would be great to serve at a brunch or for a classroom party! Thanks for sharing!
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Your King Cake came out great! I have never actually had a King Cake before, so I just may have to try this. I love crescent rolls and I make stuffed breakfast pastries with them often, so this could definitely work for me.
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Very cool creation! I love king crab, but I have never tried baking it like you have. I bet it tastes great!
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I’ve always wanted to make one of these. Looks like fun

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King Cake’s name comes from the baby Jesus (king) that you put inside the cake. Not King Crab like some of the other comments think. I looked forward to having this every year growing up in Louisiana. Yours looks wonderful.
I never had king cake before but it looks really good.
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Sounds delicious and looks pretty. I’ve never heard of king cake before. It’s interesting to learn more about Mardi Gras.
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Even though i just finished lunch and some nice fruit, i want a piece of this.. it sounds and looks so good.
Looks amazing!! I never thought about baking a cake with a “hole” in it!
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This looks like such a delicious treat! I am going to try it.
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Oh clever doing it with crescent rolls! I love making things with them!
What a simple recipe!
I’ve never actually done anything for Mardi Gras, but maybe this year I will!
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I have never eaten King’s Cake, before. This looks easy (relatively) and delicious. I feel very tempted to try it out

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It looks very delicious and I am hungry now.

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yummy! My kids would love this!
Oh how fun it that! I just left New Orleans this morning and they are gearing up! As my day went by yesterday in the French Quarter the decorating just kept getting more elaborate. So happy that I get the chance to visit other parts of the US. Thanks for sharing.
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I have always wanted to make a King Cake. I think the residents at my nursing home would enjoy this. Thanks for the tip.
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It looks great! I’d love to attend Mardis Gras, just once!! I want to see it up close and personal!
This looks so good! I love making food with crescent rolls, but this desert, esp with the frosting looks so good. I would have to hide and eat it so my kids wouldn’t gobble it all down first lol. Thanks for sharing!
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That is a cool sounding cake. I have to try it. I love crescent rolls.
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This is SUCH a great idea! I’m kind of glad you left the little baby out, too…I’m always afraid someone is going to choke…haha. Pinning!
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