Orange and Cinnamon King Cake {French Recipe}

It goes without saying that I love making homemade French King cake and every year I like to try a new recipe. The 2023 galette (I still have trouble realizing that we are already in 2023…) is a Orange and cinnamon King cake with touch of ginger, we stay in the Christmas flavors and winter that I love so much.

And I have to tell you that I am very proud of this galette because I didn’t make it last year but this time I wanted to make my homemade puff pastry recipe in a quick and easy version.

I must say that this recipe is really buff and the result is very good. If you have never tried it, I recommend it 100%.

And I tell you every year because once is not customary, do not forget the bean like me !!! 😉 Because even when I took my picture of frangipane, it didn’t click for me…

Orange and cinnamon King cake

Orange and cinnamon King cake

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Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:30 minutes mins

Total Time:45 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g puff pastry
• 200 g almond powder
• 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk for gilding with a little cream
• 120 g sugar
• 110 g soft butter
• 1 organic orange for the zest
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Place a puff pastry on a flat baking sheet.
• In a bowl, mix the almond powder, sugar, 2 eggs + the white of the 3rd (keep the yellow for gilding) and the soft butter.

  Then add the orange zest, cinnamon powder and ginger. Mix well.
• Place and spread the resulting frangipane on the pastry, leaving a border of about 2 centimeters. Place the bean on the frangipani.
• Lightly moisten the edge of the puff pastry with a little water (using a kitchen brush or your fingers), cover with the second puff pastry, and stick the edges together. You can form patterns by gluing the edges together, like in the photo below.
• Make designs on the top and brush with egg yolk diluted with a little water. Make a small hole in the dough in the center of the top.
• Bake for 30 minutes, checking regularly for doneness.

If you ever make my recipe and you like it, don’t hesitate to tag me on Instagram @tangerinezest so I can see the result and share it myself…

If you like this recipe i also have another version you should like : Hazelnut and Lemon King Cake.

Just to let you know I am French and I translate my recipes, be indulgent if you see syntax errors and do not hesitate to leave me a comment so I can correct it. I hope you will like my recipes and enjoy your visit to my food blog!