Portuguese king cake

If you like to make homemade cakes, prepare this delicious and traditional Portuguese king cake for your family on Christmas Day. Bon appetit!!!

Portuguese king cake

INGREDIENTS FOR PORTUGUESE KING CAKE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

All-purpose flour
Dry baker’s yeast
Water
Granulated sugar
Cinnamon powder
Lemon zest
Eggs
Port wine
Margarine
Candied fruit
Dried fruit
Powdered sugar

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE PORTUGUESE KING CAKE

In a bowl, pour the flour and the baker’s yeast and mix with your hands. Add the sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest and mix well. Pour the water, eggs, Port wine, margarine and knead with your hands until a compact mixture.
Place the dough on a table sprinkled with flour. Sprinkle the dough with a little more flour and knead it well until it’s fully involved and soft. When this process is completed, let the dough rise in a bowl covered with cling film about 1 hour.
Remove the cling film and mix the dried fruit and the candied fruit in the dough. Place the dough in a table sprinkled with flour. Sprinkle the dough with a little flour and knead it some more. Place the dough in a baking tray lined with parchment paper and give it a rounded shape with a hole in the middle. Let the dough rest for 1 hour.

Whisk an egg in a bowl. Remove the cling film and brush the dough with the beaten egg. Garnish with candied fruit, dried fruit and powdered sugar and bake for about 45 minutes until golden brown.
Remove the cake from oven and let cool to room temperature. Sprinkle with a little more powdered sugar and serve.

Portuguese king cake

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Portuguese king cake

Portuguese king cake

If you like to make homemade cakes, prepare this delicious and traditional Portuguese king cake for your family on Christmas Day. Bon appetit!!!

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    Servings: 18 slices
    Prep Time:40 m
    Cook Time:40 m
    Total Time:3:20 h

    Ingredients

    • 375 grams (2 2/3 cups) all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon dry baker’s yeast
    • 75 ml (1/3 cup) water
    • 100 grams (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
    • Zest of one lemon
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 tablespoons Port wine
    • 50 grams (1/4 cup) margarine to room temperature
    • 75 grams (2 2/3 ounces) candied fruit
    • 75 grams (2 2/3 ounces) dried fruit
    • 1 medium egg for brushing
    • Candied fruit and dried fruit for garnish (about 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces))
    • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar for garnish

    Directions

    1. In a bowl, pour the flour and the baker’s yeast and mix with your hands. Add the sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest and mix well. Then, pour the water, eggs, Port wine, margarine and knead with your hands until a compact mixture.
    2. Place the dough on a table (preferably wooden) sprinkled with flour. Sprinkle the dough with a little more flour and knead it well until it’s fully involved and soft (go sprinkling the dough with flour if necessary). When this process is completed, let the dough rise in a bowl covered with cling film about 1 hour.
    3. Remove the cling film and mix the dried fruit and the candied fruit in the dough. Place the dough in a table sprinkled with flour. Sprinkle the dough with a little flour and knead it some more. Place the dough in a baking tray lined with parchment paper and give it a rounded shape with a hole in the middle. Let the dough rest for 1 hour.
    4. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
    5. Whisk an egg in a bowl. Remove the cling film and brush the dough with the beaten egg. Garnish with candied fruit, dried fruit and powdered sugar and bake for about 45 minutes until golden brown.
    6. Remove the cake from oven and let cool to room temperature. Sprinkle with a little more powdered sugar and serve.
    Portuguese king cake
    Nutrition facts
    Serves 18 slices
    Per Serving:
    % DAILY VALUE
    Calories 143
    Total Fat 3 g(5%)
    Saturated Fat 0.5 g(3%)
    Cholesterol 27 mg(9%)
    Sodium 37 mg(2%)
    Total Carbohydrate 25 g(8%)
    Protein 3 g
     

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