Fat Tuesday...

Yesterday was Fat Tuesday and I wanted to make a King Cake. The only problem was I didn't want to make it from scratch, and the only semi-homemade recipe I could find was made of breadsticks and icing, no filling. Blech. But it was from the semi-homemade cook on the Food Network. I decided to strike out on my own.

I formed a can of crescent rolls into an oval with the wider ends towards the center. I wanted to fill the cake, but didn't want to make a cream cheese filling (my King Cake favorite). Hubs loves apples, so I used apple pie filling. I did borrow the icing idea from the Food Network recipe and divided it into thirds. I warmed each bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds and then colored it green, yellow and purple.

Fake King Cake

1 tube crescent roll dough

1 can apple pie filling

1 tub Duncan Hines Classic Vanilla Icing

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray or cover in parchment and spray. Open the crescent rolls and form an oval on the parchment with the wider edges to the center. Place a couple apple slices on each wide end, and fill in the gaps with filling as desired. Fold over the skinny end of the crescent roll and tuck it under the larger end. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Let the ring cool. Divide icing into three separate bowls. Microwave each for 30 or less according to the power of your microwave. Color with yellow, purple and green food coloring. Drizzle the icing over the cake as desired.

I didn't insert a baby into the cake because I didn't want any of Hubs' coworkers to choke since they were the recipients of the cake.