Chocolate Bunny Three Kings Cake

Yamilette González
Three kings cake, best known as rosca de reyes, is a ring-shaped bread traditionally prepared to celebrate the arrival of the three wise men in line with Catholic faith. An absolute crowd-pleaser, three kings bread is a must on January 6th and now you can surprise your loved ones with this delicious and original recipe! Its buttery texture combined with chocolate, almonds, and the classic crust make this chocolate bunny three kings cake impossible to resist!
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Ingredients
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Portions
  • 100 milliliters cow's milk, lukewarm, for the yeast
  • 8 grams dry yeast, for the yeast
  • 3 cups flour, for the dough, 13 oz
  • 3/4 cups sugar, for the dough
  • 1/4 tablespoons salt, for the dough
  • 2 eggs, for the dough
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence, for the dough
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest, for the dough
  • 2/3 cups butter, cold and cut into cubes, for the dough, 4.4 oz
  • 3/4 cups pecans, toasted, for the dough
  • 1 cup flour, for the crust
  • 1 cup icing sugar, for the crust
  • 1 cup butter, for the crust
  • 1 egg yolk, for brushing
  • 1 cup almonds, finely chopped
  • 11 chocolate bunnies
  • some white chocolate, melted, for garnish
Preparation
3h 10 mins
20 mins
Medium
  • Preheat oven to 338 °F.
  • Hydrate yeast in lukewarm milk. Let rest for 10 minutes.
  • For the dough: Combine sugar, salt, milk with yeast, eggs, vanilla essence, and orange zest in a mixer. Mix until a firm and elastic dough is formed.
  • Add butter and pecans. Mix until perfectly incorporated. Place dough in a previously greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 2 hours or until dough doubles its size.
  • For the sugar crust: Mix flour, icing sugar, and butter until a firm dough is obtained. Refrigerate.
  • On a floured surface, punch down dough. Using your hands, shape dough into a long strip. Join the ends to make a ring.
  • Insert the plastic figurines through the bottom part of the ring. Transfer bread to a baking sheet. Let rise for 20 more minutes.
  • Using your hands, shape the sugar crust. Brush bread with egg yolk. Place sugar crust on top alternating with almonds. Leave blank spaces between the crust and the almonds.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until done. Remove and let cool.
  • Melt 8 chocolate bunnies in the microwave in 30-second intervals. Cover spaces with melted chocolate. Stick remaining chocolate bunnies on top. Let dry.
  • Garnish chocolate bunny three kings cake with melted white chocolate. Let dry.

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* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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