Easy king cake: with candied fruit and dark chocolate

Easy king cake: with candied fruit and dark chocolate. learn a traditional, simple and perfect recipe to celebrate special moments

A traditional king cake, full of unique symbols and flavors – easy recipe with candied fruit and fondant

Recipe for 4 people.

Classic (no restrictions), Vegetarian

Preparation: 01:50 + cooling time

Intermission: 00:40

TOOLS

1 cutting board(s), 1 kettle, 3 bowls, 1 strainer(s), 1 rolling pin or meat beater, 1 frying pan with a hole in the centre, 1 wire whisk, 1 frying pan(s), 1 grater

EQUIPMENT

conventional + microwave

METERS

cup = 240 ml, spoon = 15 ml, teaspoon = 10 ml, teaspoon = 5 ml

DOUGH FOR THE KINGS CAKE Ingredients:

– 150 g of white raisins

– 150 g of candied fruit

– 250 ml of boiling water

– 100 ml of Port wine (or other wine of your choice)

– 3 cups wheat flour, sifted

– 1 1/3 cup(s) sifted sugar

– 2 teaspoons of sifted chemical yeast

– 2 tablespoons of sifted sodium bicarbonate

– salt to taste, a pinch, sifted.

– 40 g unsalted butter (melted, plus a little for greasing)

– 4 teaspoons of canola oil

– 2 small eggs – about 30 g each

– 60 g of walnuts, chopped.

DARK ingredients (COVERING):

– 30 ml of whole milk

– 1 1/3 cups icing sugar + a little to adjust to desired doneness

– lemon to taste (juice and zest)

Ingredients TO DECORATE:

– candied fruit to taste (optional)

– dried fruit to taste (optional)

– nuts to taste

– physalis to taste (optional)

– maraschino cherries in syrup to taste (only the cherries) (optional)

PREPARATION:

1. Separate the recipe ingredients and utensils.
2. For 4 portions, use a 23cm pan with a hole in the centre. Grease the pan with butter.
3. Chop the candied fruit.
4. Boil water in a kettle.
5. In a bowl, combine the raisins and chopped candied fruit and add the boiling water. Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
7. Sift the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
8. Chop the walnuts and set aside some whole ones for decoration.
9. After 20 minutes, add the port wine to the fruit mixture. Let it rest for another 10 minutes.
10. Wash the physalis (if used).

PREPARATION:

DOUGH FOR THE KING CAKE:

1. Melt the butter in the microwave. Add the oil and mix well.
2. Add this mixture to the bowl with the wine, raisins and candied fruit.
3. Add this mixture to the sifted dry ingredients. Mix well.
4. Beat the eggs before adding them to the dough. Add it together with the chopped walnuts.
5. Mix with a whisk until the mixture is smooth.
6. Pour the batter into the greased pan.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
8. Remove, turn off the oven.
9. Unmold the cake after it has cooled.

DARK (COVERAGE):

1. Heat the milk in a pan.
2. Add the icing sugar little by little while continuing to mix.
3. Wash the lemon, peel it and extract the juice.
4. Add the juice (drops little by little) and the lemon zest to the milk with the sugar.
5. Remove from the heat when the mixture is thick and drain slowly.
6. If it is cold, heat it slightly to adjust the consistency before pouring it onto the cake.
7. Pour the fondant over the cake.
8. Transfer to serving plate.
9. Decorate with dried fruit, candied fruit, whole walnuts, maraschino cherries and physalis (optional).

FINALIZATION AND ASSEMBLY:

1. Serve the king cake at room temperature, accompanied by tea or coffee.

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