Preparation

To make the cake:

• 用温暖的牛奶在立式搅拌机的碗中搅拌酵母直至溶解。加入6汤匙面包粉和蜂蜜，并使用桨式附件，以低速混合直至相当光滑（仍然会有几块结块），30秒至1分钟，必要时刮擦碗的底部和侧面。用保鲜膜覆盖，升起直至翻倍，大约20分钟。
• 面团翻了一番后，加入3/4杯剩余的面包粉，蛋糕粉，鸡蛋，蛋黄，糖，肉桂，香草和杏仁提取物以及盐。低速混合直至混合，然后切换到面团钩，将速度提高到中等，然后跳动至光滑，约2分钟。将速度提高到中高，并开始添加4 TBS。黄油1汤匙。一次，在添加之间充分混合。继续揉捏直到面团形成一个松弛的球（它将骑着面团钩，俗气，不要打碗的底部，但通常应该散布成一个松散的质量），2至3分钟。如果面团不融合在一起，请继续揉捏一杯1/4杯预留的面包粉，直到它做到。
• 给一个带1/2汤匙的大碗润滑。剩余的黄油，然后将面团转移到碗中，将其翻上碗中，涂上黄油。用一块保鲜膜或潮湿的厨房毛巾盖住碗，然后将碗放在无水斑的位置，直到面团的尺寸翻了一番，大约1小时。
• 用羊皮纸将有框的烤盘衬上，并用剩余的黄油在羊皮纸上油脂。使用剩余的1/4杯面包粉（如果您在面团中使用面包粉，用更多的面包粉将工作表面撒上）。将面团倒入工作表面，并撒上一些面粉。用手按下并将其压扁成矩形。使用滚动销，将面团滚动成1/4英寸厚的条带，该带长约24英寸，宽约6英寸。从长边之一开始，将面团自身滚动，制成长而薄的法长棍形长度。将边缘夹在面团的身体上以密封，将面团旋转，使其水平位于您的工作表面上，然后将其轻轻滚动在工作表面上以均匀凸出，并创建一个一致的1-1/2英寸 -宽绳。将面团的两端放在一起，然后将它们捏成彼此密封。小心地将面团或圆圈转移到准备好的板锅中。用一块保鲜膜或潮湿的厨房毛巾盖住，并放在温暖的干燥点上升起，直到翻了一番，大约1小时。
• Heat the oven to 375°F. To make the egg wash, whisk the egg and the milk together in a small bowl. Brush the egg wash over the top and sides of the dough, and bake the king cake until golden and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, make a small slit in the bottom of the cake and insert the baby figurine (if using). Set on a rack to cool completely.

To make the icing:

• While the cake cools, make the icing. Whisk the confectioners’ sugar, corn syrup, milk, and vanilla together in the bowl of a stand mixer on low speed until smooth and completely incorporated. Cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel until you are ready to glaze the cake.

装饰蛋糕：

• To make the colored sugar, measure 1 cup of the sugar into each of 3 resealable quart-size plastic bags. Add 4 drops of green food coloring to one bag, 4 drops of gold or yellow food coloring to another bag, and 4 drops of purple food coloringto the last bag (if you don’t have purple, make it yourself: measure 2 drops of red and 2 drops of blue food coloring onto a spoon and mix with a cake tester or toothpick until combined). Seal each bag and then vigorously shake to combine the sugar and food coloring.
• Spoon the icing over the cooled cake. Immediately after icing, decorate with the tinted sugar. I like to alternate colors every 2-1/2 inches, but you can also divide the cake into 3 sections and apply one color to each section. Slice and serve immediately.

Make Ahead Tips

You can store the cake in a cake box or on a baking sheet placed within a large plastic bag (unscented trash bags work well) for up to 2 days.