King Cake With Cream Cheese Filling Recipe

Name: King Cake With Cream Cheese Filling
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls; 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk; Red, blue, yellow and green food coloring

Servings: persons

2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls
4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
Red, blue, yellow and green food coloring

1
Unroll both tubes of crescent dough and separate into triangles. Place triangles on a greased 12-in. pizza pan, forming a ring with pointed ends facing toward the center and wide ends overlapping. Lightly press wide ends together.
2
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spoon over wide ends of ring. In another bowl, stir the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle over cream cheese mixture.
3
Fold points over filling and fold wide ends over points to seal. Bake at 350u00b0 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Divide icing among three bowls. Using red and blue food coloring, tint one portion purple. Tint another portion yellow and the remaining portion green. Drizzle over cake. Serve warm.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls, 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and more.

Yes, King Cake With Cream Cheese Filling falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

King Cake With Cream Cheese Filling

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