Ingredients

The following ingredients have 16 Servings
  • 2 8-ounce cans reduced-fat crescent rolls
  • 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • Mardi Gras Icing (recipe below)
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons skim milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Yellow, green, red, and blue food coloring

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Separate crescent rolls at perforations into 16 slices. On a 10-inch round pizza pan coated with nonstick cooking spray, place slices around the pan with points in the center. About halfway down from the points, press seams together.
  • In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Spread cream cheese mixture on dough in the center where seams of dough have been pressed together.
  • In another small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over cream cheese. Fold dough points over the cream cheese area and then fold the bottom of the triangle over points forming a circular roll like a king cake.
  • Bake 20–25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly, drizzle with colored Mardi Gras Icing (recipe below).
  • In a small bowl, mix together confectioners’ sugar, milk, and vanilla. Divide mixture into three bowls.
  • In the first bowl, add a few drops of yellow food coloring. In the second bowl, add a few drops of green food coloring. In the third bowl, add an equal amount of red and blue food coloring (will create purple color).
  • Drizzle each color over the baked cake.