Galette des Rois (King Cake)
French galette des rois boasts a creamy almond filling encased in flaky, golden puff pastry. It translates to "king cake" and celebrates Epiphany.
- Preparation:
- Cooking:
- Total:
- Serves: 12 persons
Ingredients
- For the Almond Cream Filling:
- ½cup almond meal
- ¼cup granulated sugar
- 1egg
- 3tablespoons butter (softened)
- ¾teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1tablespoon all-purpose flour
- For the Cake:
- 17ounces puff pastry (thawed)
- Optional: 1 dried fava bean
- 1egg (beaten )
- 2tablespoons confectioners' sugar