Best 7 Buttermilk King Cake With Cream Cheese Filling Recipes

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Are you looking for a delicious and festive recipe for your next celebration? Look no further than the Buttermilk King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling. This classic Mardi Gras treat is sure to please everyone at your party. With its fluffy buttermilk cake, creamy cream cheese filling, and sweet glaze, this king cake is a true delight. In this article, we will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to make this delicious dessert. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's get started!

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

THE BEST CREAM CHEESE KING CAKE



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If you're looking for a new king cake recipe to celebrate Mardi Gras, you must try this one. If you're a little intimated, don't be. Follow this recipe and don't forget to put the baby in!

Provided by Smart Cookie

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 4h15m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
⅓ cup white sugar
¼ cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees F)
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
6 ¾ cups bread flour, divided
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted, divided
3 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons whole milk, or more as needed
purple, green, and gold/yellow sparkling sugars

Steps:

  • Combine sour cream, 1/3 cup sugar, butter, and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, until butter melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let mixture cool to 100 to 110 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
  • Stir together water, yeast, and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in a 1-cup glass measuring cup; let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Combine sour cream mixture, yeast mixture, eggs, and 2 cups of the flour in the bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat at medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low; gradually add 4 more cups of flour, beating until dough comes together.
  • Turn dough out onto a surface dusted with 1/4 cup of the flour. Knead, gradually adding remaining 1/2 cup flour, 2 tablespoons at a time, until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Dough should be tacky but release easily from surface.
  • Place dough in a well greased bowl; turn to grease top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Beat cream cheese, sugars, cinnamon, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg.
  • Gently punch dough down; divide in half. Roll 1 portion out into a 22x12-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Keep the other portion covered. Spread 1/2 of the filling over rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans. Carefully roll up, starting from a long edge.
  • Place roll, seam-side down, on a large parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bring ends of roll together to form a ring. Moisten ends with water; pinch together to seal. Repeat with remaining dough, filling, and pecans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Uncover dough rings.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cakes are a deep golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool cakes completely on wire racks, about 1 1/2 hours.
  • Stir confectioners' sugar, melted butter, and vanilla extract together to make the glaze. Stir in 3 tablespoons milk. Add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until pourable but still opaque. Pour evenly over cakes. Sprinkle with sparkling sugars, alternating colors to form bands.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 484.7 calories, Carbohydrate 63 g, Cholesterol 73.2 mg, Fat 22.4 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.1 g, Sodium 236.1 mg, Sugar 30.9 g

KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING



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Round out your Mardi Gras celebration with a King Cake-a colorful ring-shaped pastry drizzled with green, gold and purple icing. This stunning cake has become the gala holiday's signature dessert.-Alice LeJeune, Ville Platte, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

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
ICING:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
Red, blue, yellow and green food coloring

Steps:

  • 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., 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., Fold points over filling and fold wide ends over points to seal. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes., 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 275mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

BUTTERMILK KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING



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I grew up eating king cake in NOLA but never really LIKING it. I finally decided to give it a go myself and have to say that this is, hands down, the best I've ever eaten. A conglom of several recipes, it's great with coffee, not too sweet, not too bready, with a rich, tender crumb and the traditional lemon/nutmeg flavors of a genuine NOLA king cake. Best eaten same day but pretty darn good the day after (if there are leftovers!). Enjoy, y'all!

Provided by mississippimarion

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 4h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 20

4 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package rapid rise yeast
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
3 eggs at room temperature
6 tablespoons butter
¾ cup Bulgarian-style buttermilk
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 cup confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons corn syrup
4 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice, or as needed

Steps:

  • Mix 4 cups of flour, white sugar, yeast, and salt together in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  • Whisk 3 eggs in a separate bowl. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat and whisk buttermilk into melted butter; heat until an instant-read thermometer reads 120 degrees F (49 degrees C). Whisk buttermilk mixture into beaten eggs and cool the mixture to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C).
  • Beat egg mixture into flour mixture on medium-low speed to make a firm, elastic dough, about 10 minutes. If dough doesn't separate from the sides of the mixing bowl during kneading, beat in 1/4 cup more flour.
  • Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead for 1 minute; form into a ball and place into a buttered bowl, turning dough around to lightly coat with butter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the outer edge of an 8-inch cake pan.
  • Stir cream cheese, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and nutmeg in a bowl until filling is smooth.
  • Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper. Roll dough into a 10x28-inch rectangle. Spread cream cheese filling over the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border along each edge. Lift an edge of the parchment paper sheet to roll dough into a log shape, starting at a 28-inch edge. Pinch seams closed to seal in filling, keeping roll on the parchment paper.
  • Wrap the filled dough around the outside of the buttered 8-inch cake pan to form the dough into a ring; pinch the edges closed. Use parchment paper to lift the cake and cake pan and slide a baking sheet beneath the parchment. Gently free cake pan, leaving the ring-shaped cake. Whisk 1 egg with water in a small bowl; brush cake with egg wash.
  • Bake king cake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cake cool.
  • Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, and milk in a bowl; mix in 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or amount needed to thin icing to a thick but slightly runny texture. Drizzle king cake with icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 435.7 calories, Carbohydrate 67.6 g, Cholesterol 98.4 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 380.8 mg, Sugar 30.6 g

BUTTERMILK KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING



Buttermilk King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling image

I grew up eating king cake in NOLA but never really LIKING it. I finally decided to give it a go myself and have to say that this is, hands down, the best I've ever eaten. A conglom of several recipes, it's great with coffee, not too sweet, not too bready, with a rich, tender crumb and the traditional lemon/nutmeg flavors of a genuine NOLA king cake. Best eaten same day but pretty darn good the day after (if there are leftovers!). Enjoy, y'all!

Provided by mississippimarion

Categories     Mardi Gras Desserts

Time 4h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 20

4 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package rapid rise yeast
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
3 eggs at room temperature
6 tablespoons butter
¾ cup Bulgarian-style buttermilk
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 cup confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons corn syrup
4 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice, or as needed

Steps:

  • Mix 4 cups of flour, white sugar, yeast, and salt together in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  • Whisk 3 eggs in a separate bowl. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat and whisk buttermilk into melted butter; heat until an instant-read thermometer reads 120 degrees F (49 degrees C). Whisk buttermilk mixture into beaten eggs and cool the mixture to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C).
  • Beat egg mixture into flour mixture on medium-low speed to make a firm, elastic dough, about 10 minutes. If dough doesn't separate from the sides of the mixing bowl during kneading, beat in 1/4 cup more flour.
  • Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead for 1 minute; form into a ball and place into a buttered bowl, turning dough around to lightly coat with butter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the outer edge of an 8-inch cake pan.
  • Stir cream cheese, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and nutmeg in a bowl until filling is smooth.
  • Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper. Roll dough into a 10x28-inch rectangle. Spread cream cheese filling over the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border along each edge. Lift an edge of the parchment paper sheet to roll dough into a log shape, starting at a 28-inch edge. Pinch seams closed to seal in filling, keeping roll on the parchment paper.
  • Wrap the filled dough around the outside of the buttered 8-inch cake pan to form the dough into a ring; pinch the edges closed. Use parchment paper to lift the cake and cake pan and slide a baking sheet beneath the parchment. Gently free cake pan, leaving the ring-shaped cake. Whisk 1 egg with water in a small bowl; brush cake with egg wash.
  • Bake king cake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cake cool.
  • Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, and milk in a bowl; mix in 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or amount needed to thin icing to a thick but slightly runny texture. Drizzle king cake with icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 435.7 calories, Carbohydrate 67.6 g, Cholesterol 98.4 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 380.8 mg, Sugar 30.6 g

BUTTERMILK CHEESECAKE 1972



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use a short crust base see my other recipes for cheesecake pastry. Or use a graham crust as the recipe includes.

Provided by andypandy

Categories     Cheesecake

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 9inch springform, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup room temp butter
1 1/2 cups crushed graham wafer crumbs
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (medium or coarse)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
24 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup room temperature butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 -2 lemon, zest of, of
3/4 cup dairy fresh buttermilk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 large eggs

Steps:

  • Crust:.
  • Melt butter and add all other ingredients to make a crumb mixture.
  • Butter a 9 inch spring pan and pat in the crumbs forming a shell.
  • Bake for ten minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Remove from oven and set aside.
  • Filling:.
  • Cream the butter with the cream cheese and zest of lemon.
  • Beat well until nice and smooth.
  • Add the buttermilk and vanilla, again beat well and smooth.
  • Add eggs one at a time, incorporating each on well, but do not overbeat.
  • Again will specify do not over beat.
  • Pour into the prebaked crust and set into oven.
  • Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
  • Bake then reducing heat to 300 and bake 25 more minutes.
  • Reduce heat down again to 200 degrees and finish baking until just slightly jiggly in centre, this is about another 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Can also place a small pot of water in the back corner of oven, or place in a water bath if desired.
  • I usually dry bake all my cheesecakes, but this recipe allows for all types of baking.
  • Remove and let cool to room temp on a rack for at least three hours.
  • Then refrigerate and chill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 600.7, Fat 45.8, SaturatedFat 27.6, Cholesterol 209, Sodium 457.9, Carbohydrate 39.8, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 27.7, Protein 9.8

BUTTERMILK KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING



Buttermilk King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling image

I grew up eating king cake in NOLA but never really LIKING it. I finally decided to give it a go myself and have to say that this is, hands down, the best I've ever eaten. A conglom of several recipes, it's great with coffee, not too sweet, not too bready, with a rich, tender crumb and the traditional lemon/nutmeg flavors of a genuine NOLA king cake. Best eaten same day but pretty darn good the day after (if there are leftovers!). Enjoy, y'all!

Provided by mississippimarion

Categories     Mardi Gras Desserts

Time 4h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 20

4 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package rapid rise yeast
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
3 eggs at room temperature
6 tablespoons butter
¾ cup Bulgarian-style buttermilk
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 cup confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons corn syrup
4 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice, or as needed

Steps:

  • Mix 4 cups of flour, white sugar, yeast, and salt together in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  • Whisk 3 eggs in a separate bowl. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat and whisk buttermilk into melted butter; heat until an instant-read thermometer reads 120 degrees F (49 degrees C). Whisk buttermilk mixture into beaten eggs and cool the mixture to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C).
  • Beat egg mixture into flour mixture on medium-low speed to make a firm, elastic dough, about 10 minutes. If dough doesn't separate from the sides of the mixing bowl during kneading, beat in 1/4 cup more flour.
  • Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead for 1 minute; form into a ball and place into a buttered bowl, turning dough around to lightly coat with butter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the outer edge of an 8-inch cake pan.
  • Stir cream cheese, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and nutmeg in a bowl until filling is smooth.
  • Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper. Roll dough into a 10x28-inch rectangle. Spread cream cheese filling over the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border along each edge. Lift an edge of the parchment paper sheet to roll dough into a log shape, starting at a 28-inch edge. Pinch seams closed to seal in filling, keeping roll on the parchment paper.
  • Wrap the filled dough around the outside of the buttered 8-inch cake pan to form the dough into a ring; pinch the edges closed. Use parchment paper to lift the cake and cake pan and slide a baking sheet beneath the parchment. Gently free cake pan, leaving the ring-shaped cake. Whisk 1 egg with water in a small bowl; brush cake with egg wash.
  • Bake king cake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cake cool.
  • Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, and milk in a bowl; mix in 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or amount needed to thin icing to a thick but slightly runny texture. Drizzle king cake with icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 435.7 calories, Carbohydrate 67.6 g, Cholesterol 98.4 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 380.8 mg, Sugar 30.6 g

BUTTERMILK KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING



Buttermilk King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling image

I grew up eating king cake in NOLA but never really LIKING it. I finally decided to give it a go myself and have to say that this is, hands down, the best I've ever eaten. A conglom of several recipes, it's great with coffee, not too sweet, not too bready, with a rich, tender crumb and the traditional lemon/nutmeg flavors of a genuine NOLA king cake. Best eaten same day but pretty darn good the day after (if there are leftovers!). Enjoy, y'all!

Provided by mississippimarion

Categories     Mardi Gras Desserts

Time 4h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 20

4 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package rapid rise yeast
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
3 eggs at room temperature
6 tablespoons butter
¾ cup Bulgarian-style buttermilk
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
¼ cup water
1 cup confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons corn syrup
4 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice, or as needed

Steps:

  • Mix 4 cups of flour, white sugar, yeast, and salt together in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  • Whisk 3 eggs in a separate bowl. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat and whisk buttermilk into melted butter; heat until an instant-read thermometer reads 120 degrees F (49 degrees C). Whisk buttermilk mixture into beaten eggs and cool the mixture to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C).
  • Beat egg mixture into flour mixture on medium-low speed to make a firm, elastic dough, about 10 minutes. If dough doesn't separate from the sides of the mixing bowl during kneading, beat in 1/4 cup more flour.
  • Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead for 1 minute; form into a ball and place into a buttered bowl, turning dough around to lightly coat with butter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the outer edge of an 8-inch cake pan.
  • Stir cream cheese, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and nutmeg in a bowl until filling is smooth.
  • Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper. Roll dough into a 10x28-inch rectangle. Spread cream cheese filling over the rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border along each edge. Lift an edge of the parchment paper sheet to roll dough into a log shape, starting at a 28-inch edge. Pinch seams closed to seal in filling, keeping roll on the parchment paper.
  • Wrap the filled dough around the outside of the buttered 8-inch cake pan to form the dough into a ring; pinch the edges closed. Use parchment paper to lift the cake and cake pan and slide a baking sheet beneath the parchment. Gently free cake pan, leaving the ring-shaped cake. Whisk 1 egg with water in a small bowl; brush cake with egg wash.
  • Bake king cake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cake cool.
  • Stir 1 cup confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, and milk in a bowl; mix in 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or amount needed to thin icing to a thick but slightly runny texture. Drizzle king cake with icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 435.7 calories, Carbohydrate 67.6 g, Cholesterol 98.4 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 380.8 mg, Sugar 30.6 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh buttermilk for the best flavor and texture.
  • If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of regular milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
  • Be sure to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the batter and make the cake light and airy.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Overbaking can make the cake dry.
  • Let the cake cool completely before filling it. This will help to prevent the filling from melting and making the cake soggy.
  • For a creamier filling, use a combination of cream cheese and whipped cream.
  • If you don't have time to make the cream cheese filling, you can use a store-bought cream cheese frosting.
  • Decorate the cake with your favorite toppings, such as sprinkles, chopped nuts, or fresh berries.

Conclusion:

Buttermilk King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling is a delicious and festive cake that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. So next time you are looking for a special dessert, give this recipe a try.

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