Twelfth Night or King's Cake Recipe | Epicurious.com
"This is a Creole cake whose history is the history of the famous New Orleans carnivals celebrated in song and stories. The "King's Cake," or Gateau de Roi, is inseparably connected with the origin of our now world-famed carnival balls. In fact, they owe their origin to the old Creole custom of choosing a king and queen on King's Day, or Twelfth Night...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 Pounds of the Best Flour
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12 Eggs
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A Cupful of Sugar
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A Pound of the Best Butter
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1/2 Ounce of Yeast
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1/2 Ounce of Salt
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Candies to Decorate
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