Vegan King Cake

INGREDIENTS

Cake:

1/2 cup

unsweetened non-dairy milk

2 tbsp

non-dairy butter (I use Earth Balance)

1/3 cup

warm water

1 1/4

-ounce package active dry yeast

1/4 cup

cane sugar*, divided

Egg replacer equivalent to 1 egg (Ener-G, Neat Egg, Bob’s Red Mill)

3/4 tsp

salt

1/4 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp

ground nutmeg

2 cups

unbleached all-purpose flour

Neutral oil for greasing (olive oil, avocado oil, etc.)

Filling:

1/2 cup

coconut sugar or brown sugar

1/2 tbsp

ground cinnamon

1/3 cup

pecans, chopped

1/4 cup

unbleached all-purpose flour

1/4 cup

raisins

1/4 cup

non-dairy butter, melted

Glaze:

1/2 cup

powdered sugar**

1/2 tbsp

water

Purple, green & yellow sprinkles

Plastic baby (optional, but traditional!)