Mardi Gras Recipes



 

Speedy Cinnamon Roll King Cake

Serves 24

3 packages Pillsbury cinnamon rolls
    (8 rolls per package), with icing
1 drop each purple, green and gold food coloring

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a cookie sheet lightly with flour.

Open the packages and set icing aside. Unroll the rolls and knead gently on the cookie sheet. Twist the rolls, kneading ends of each roll together to form one big circle, or two smaller cakes. Bake about 10 minutes. While cake is cooking, take the 3 containers of icing and dye one purple, one green and one gold. You may need to microwave the icing for 10 seconds to soften it. Set cake aside to cool. Drizzle icing on cake, alternating colors.

Per serving: 161 calories (percent of calories from fat, 33), 2 grams protein, 25 grams carbohydrates, no fiber, 6 grams fat (2 grams saturated), 3 milligrams cholesterol, 361 milligrams sodium