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Monkey Bread King Cake

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 can 16.3 oz refrigerated Flaky Layers Original Biscuits (8 Count per can)
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla bean I put the rest of the seeds and the skin into my sugar jar to make into vanilla sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Milk or water or cream for glaze
  • Gold, purple and green sanding sugar or glitter for decorating
  • 4 Plastic baby

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 4 mini bundt pans 4” wide with butter.
  • In large 1-gallon plastic food storage bag, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon.
  • Separate dough into 8 biscuits; cut each into biscuit into 10 triangular pieces.
  • Place the biscuits into the cinnamon sugar bag and shake the bag to coat. You may have to separate a few that stick together.
  • Arrange the biscuits in the pan, making two layers. Sprinkle any remaining sugar over biscuits, optional.
  • In a small pot, combine the brown sugar and butter and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Pour 3 tablespoon of the sugar and butter mixture to each pan.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center.
  • Loosen edges of pan with metal spatula. Cool in pan 5 minutes.
  • Turn upside down onto parchment paper lined baking pan; replacing any biscuit pieces and caramel from pan.
  • While the monkey bread is cooling, make the glaze by combining powdered sugar. Measurements are roughly 1 cup powdered sugar to about 2 teaspoon liquid of choice and ½ vanilla bean, optional.
  • Then hide the baby in the monkey bread and spoon the glaze over the top of the monkey bread.
  • Working quickly, sprinkle the gold, green and purple sugar or glitter on top.
  • To serve, pull apart to enjoy.