King Cake Cinnamon Wreath (Printable)

A festive cinnamon wreath blending classic King Cake flavors with sweet cinnamon rolls, perfect for celebrations.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dough

01 - 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated cinnamon roll dough with icing

→ Filling

02 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
03 - 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
04 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

→ Glaze and Decoration

05 - Reserved icing from cinnamon roll cans
06 - Purple, green, and gold sanding sugar or sprinkles
07 - Optional: small food-safe plastic baby figurine

# How To Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Open the cinnamon roll cans and separate the rolls. Unroll each cinnamon roll into a strip.
03 - Brush each strip lightly with melted butter, then sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
04 - Twist each strip gently and arrange in a large circle on the prepared baking sheet, overlapping and pinching ends together to form a continuous wreath.
05 - Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
06 - Cool the wreath on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
07 - Drizzle the reserved icing evenly over the warm wreath.
08 - Immediately sprinkle the icing with purple, green, and gold sanding sugar in alternating sections for a festive appearance.
09 - Gently tuck a food-safe plastic baby figurine under one of the rolls after baking and before serving.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It uses refrigerated cinnamon rolls, which means you're basically cheating your way to something that looks like you spent hours in the kitchen.
  • The purple, green, and gold sugars turn a simple dessert into an instant party centerpiece that makes people smile before they even taste it.
  • It comes together in under an hour from start to finish, perfect for when you want to celebrate without the stress.
02 -
  • Cold icing on cold dough won't stick or flow properly, so don't wait too long after baking to ice—the wreath needs to still have warmth for the magic to happen.
  • If you twist the strips too aggressively, they tear, so treat them like they're delicate even though they're actually pretty forgiving.
03 -
  • If your cinnamon rolls come with cream cheese icing instead of plain, use that instead—it's richer and absolutely delicious.
  • Press the dough together really firmly where the ends meet so the wreath stays intact when you pick it up; a few dabs of icing between the joints helps seal the deal.
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