King Cake

Method

Combine flour, caster sugar, salt and yeast in a bowl. Add eggs, yolk, milk and vanilla, mixing until a shaggy dough forms. Knead in softened butter gradually until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Cover and prove for 90 minutes until doubled. Mix cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar together. Roll dough into a rectangle, scatter filling and dried fruit over, then roll tightly into a log. Form into a ring on a greased baking tray, sealing the join. Cover and prove 45 minutes. Bake at 190°C for 30-35 minutes until golden. Cool completely. Mix icing sugar with water or milk to form a thick glaze, divide into three portions and colour separately with green, purple and gold. Drizzle over the cooled cake in three coloured stripes. Insert ceramic baby figurine into the base before serving. Traditional Creole practice dictates the person who finds the baby becomes king or queen.