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Bourbon Street King Cake Bread Pudding
See how easy it is to turn a king cake into a delicious Bourbon Street bread pudding. This recipe is sure to be a hit this Mardi Gras season!
SERVES 14 PREP 1.5 hrs COOK 1 hr READY IN 2.5 hrs
Ingredients
- 1 cinnamon king cake
- 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)
- 4 tbsp. butter (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- (1) 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups half and half
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- Cinnamon (to taste)
- Vanilla (to taste)
- Nutmeg (to taste)
- For Glaze
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp. milk
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
- Mardi Gras sprinkles - purple, green, and gold (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat BBQ to 325°
- Butter baking dish
- Cut king cake into small cubes
- Combine cream cheese, butter, and sugar until creamy
- Add eggs one at a time, and mix until smooth
- Add condensed milk, half and half, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg
- Add cubed king cake to mixture
- Add bourbon
- Soak at least 1 hour (or overnight if possible)
- Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, until tops begin to brown
- After baking, let cakes cool about 20 minutes
- While cakes are cooling, prepare the glaze by combining powdered sugar, milk, and lemon juice. Mix until smooth
- Drizzle glaze over cakes
- Decorate with Mardi Gras sprinkles, and enjoy!