King Cake Bubble Up Recipe

It’s nearly Mardi Gras and you know what that means! More King Cake! We serve King Cake on Epiphany and then again on Mardi Gras day, but I’ve heard that in New Orleans, they serve it all Mardi Gras season long. I’m okay with that idea. YUM!

Traditional New Orleans type King Cake is more of a coffee cake, but this King Cake Bubble Up recipe is made with cinnamon rolls. Not only does that make it super simple to put together, but it is incredibly delicious too. Think of this as kind of a combination of cinnamon rolls and French toast all baked together in one scrumptious brunch or dessert casserole.

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King Cake Bubble Up

Ingredients:

3 cans refrigerated Pillsbury cinnamon rolls
1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, room temp
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup non-milk
purple, yellow, green sprinkles

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Spray a 9×13-inch pan with non-stick baking spray.

Separate cinnamon rolls, from their containers.

Place the icing to the side to use later.

Cut each cinnamon roll into 4 pieces, quarters. .

Place the cinnamon rolls the prepared pan, evenly.

in a medium bowl add your cream cheese, and sugar.

Use a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar.

Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.

Add milk and mix until combined.

Pour over chopped cinnamon rolls.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool for 5 to 10 minutes.

Spread cinnamon roll icing over top of casserole.

Sprinkle with colored sugar.

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King Cake Bubble Up

King Cake Bubble Up is a variation on a traditional coffee cake style King Cake for Epiphany or Mardi Gras. Made with cinnamon rolls, this is a delicious and easy to make brunch or dessert idea!

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword baking, cake, cinnamon

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Cooling Time 5 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 133 kcal

Ingredients

• 3 cans refrigerated Pillsbury cinnamon rolls
• 1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs room temp
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup non-milk
• purple yellow, green sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Spray a 9×13-inch pan with non-stick baking spray.
3. Separate cinnamon rolls, from their containers.
4. Place the icing to the side to use later.
5. Cut each cinnamon roll into 4 pieces, quarters. .
6. Place the cinnamon rolls the prepared pan, evenly.
7. in a medium bowl add your cream cheese, and sugar.
8. Use a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar.
9. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
10. Add milk and mix until combined.
11. Pour over chopped cinnamon rolls.
12. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
13. Remove from oven and cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
14. Spread cinnamon roll icing over top of casserole.
15. Sprinkle with colored sugar.

Nutrition Facts

King Cake Bubble Up

Amount Per Serving

Calories 133 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 48mg16%

Sodium 94mg4%

Potassium 68mg2%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Sugar 13g14%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 335IU7%

Calcium 48mg5%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

If you are looking for the ultimate Mardi Gras layer cake to serve for dessert, be sure to check out my delicious (and super simple) recipe. Even beginners will find this gorgeous cake decorating technique easy to do!