Mardi Gras King Cake Wreath (Printable Version)

A vibrant wreath blending cinnamon rolls and King Cake spices for festive gatherings.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dough

01 - 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated cinnamon roll dough with icing

→ Filling

02 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
03 - 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
04 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

→ Glaze and Decoration

05 - Reserved icing from cinnamon roll cans
06 - Purple, green, and gold sanding sugar or sprinkles
07 - Small food-safe plastic baby figurine, optional

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Open cinnamon roll cans and separate rolls. Unroll each roll into a strip.
03 - Brush each strip lightly with melted butter, then sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
04 - Twist each strip gently and arrange in a large circle on prepared baking sheet, overlapping and pinching ends together to form a continuous wreath.
05 - Bake for 22 to 25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
06 - Allow wreath to cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes.
07 - Drizzle reserved icing evenly over warm wreath.
08 - Immediately sprinkle icing with purple, green, and gold sugars in alternating sections.
09 - Optional: Gently tuck food-safe plastic baby figurine under one of the rolls after baking and before serving.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It looks like you spent hours in the kitchen when you actually spent about thirty minutes, which is the dream.
  • Everyone recognizes the King Cake tradition but tastes the pure comfort of a cinnamon roll, so you get credit for both.
  • There's actual flexibility here—add pecans if you want richness, skip the plastic baby if that's not your vibe, make it exactly what your celebration needs.
02 -
  • Don't skip the cooling time on the baking sheet—if you try to move it while it's still melting, it falls apart and you'll have gorgeous wreath-shaped rubble instead of a wreath.
  • The brown sugar and cinnamon filling makes all the difference between 'nice' and 'people asking for the recipe'—don't just use the rolls plain even though you could.
03 -
  • Separate your cinnamon rolls carefully when they're still cold straight from the fridge—they're less likely to tear and easier to handle.
  • If your icing packet feels stiff, microwave it for just 5–10 seconds before drizzling so it flows smoothly over the warm wreath without lumps.
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