Mardi Gras King Cobbler
I love Mardi Gras recipes and party ideas and I have enjoyed the King Cake though I have never tried to make one. Since I don't have a lot of patience for making breads, I decided to make my own version of Mardi Gras dessert. This cobbler has most of the same ingredients and flavors except it is much easier than waiting for dough to rise and all that fuss. This is my lazy way to Mardi Gras fun. I will be making this in the next day or so and will post pictures then.
I love Mardi Gras recipes and party ideas and I have enjoyed the King Cake though I have never tried to make one. Since I don't have a lot of patience for making breads, I decided to make my own version of Mardi Gras dessert. This cobbler has most of the same ingredients and flavors except it is much easier than waiting for dough to rise and all that fuss. This is my lazy way to Mardi Gras fun. I will be making this in the next day or so and will post pictures then.
- 1/2 c sugar
- filling:
- icing:
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 stick butter
- 1 c sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- batter:
- 1 c milk
- 3 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 c water
- 2 c baking mix i use bisquick
- 14 oz dole frozen sliced strawberries
- 8 oz philadelphia cream cheese (not softened)
- 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
- decorating sugars (purple green and gold)
- Carbohydrate 9.0001972087672 g
- Cholesterol 60.3144907878266 mg
- Fat 21.9154233526722 g
- Fiber 0.728276014963786 g
- Protein 2.53865345827872 g
- Saturated Fat 13.5224552090399 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (300g)
- Sodium 25891.1523518706 mg
- Sugar 8.27192119380341 g
- Trans Fat 1.86166977415966 g
- Calories 238 calories
Step-by-step
- PLEASE READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE RECIPE BEFORE YOU START.
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- Prepare filling by placing thawed strawberries, sugar and water into a medium bowl and mixing well. Stir occasionally until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
- Melt 4 tablespoons butter in 9 x 13 inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix Bisquick, sugar, and milk. Pour over melted butter.
- Spoon strawberry mixture over batter; DO NOT STIR.
- Cut the cream cheese into 20 small cubes and gently press each cube into the batter.
- Place in 375°F oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- While the cobbler is baking, combine the icing ingredients and mix with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- When the cobbler comes out of the oven, coat it generously with icing. Then decorate the top with colored sugars (green, gold, purple), in alternating sections, about 2 inches each.
- Don’t forget to hide the plastic baby charm inside, but warn everyone to look for it!
Balancing the Richness on the Plate
Rich pastries demand acidic or bitter counterparts to cut through heavy dairy fats and concentrated sugars. Brew a pot of dark-roast chicory coffee, which provides an earthy bitterness capable of balancing the sweet powdered sugar icing and cream cheese layers. Alternatively, serve sharp, crisp green apple slices alongside each warm portion to introduce a tart, crisp textural contrast to the soft, cake-like cobbler texture.Managing Kitchen Sequence and Oven Space
Baking execution requires careful multitasking while the dessert spends thirty minutes in the oven. Whip the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar icing with an electric mixer during the first fifteen minutes of baking so it is ready to apply immediately when the pan emerges. Reserve final decoration with purple, green, and gold sugars until the icing cools slightly, preventing the colored crystals from melting into a muddy single hue across the surface.
