Allow the fun to begin! Create delicious cakes packed with sugar, cinnamon, butter, and crescent roll dough from a can as a festive Mardi Gras treat. Compared to ones you might buy in a bakery, they are simple to create and considerably less expensive. Include a hot cup of coffee or a cold glass of milk with your meal.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 mini cakes |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons milk
- 2 drops green food coloring, or as needed
- 2 drops yellow food coloring, or as needed
- 2 drops purple food coloring, or as needed
- 1 pinch colored sugar or festive sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C). Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray.
- Stir brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon together in a small bowl until smooth.
- Remove crescent roll dough from the can and separate into 4 rectangles. Press the seams together tightly to seal the dough.
- Spread butter mixture evenly over each rectangle, not going all the way to the edges. Start at the bottom of each long edge and roll tightly into a 10-inch log, sealing any open seams. Bring the ends of each roll together to form an oval shape, making sure you press tightly to seal so the filling doesn’t ooze out in the air fryer and burn.
- Place one or two at a time in the prepared air fryer basket without overcrowding.
- Air-fry in the preheated air fryer for 5 minutes per batch. Remove to a wire rack and cool.
- Meanwhile, whisk powdered sugar and milk together until smooth. Divide mixture among 3 bowls. Add food coloring to each bowl.
- Drizzle icing over each cooled cake and decorate with sugar or sprinkles. Let icing dry before serving, about 10 minutes.
- Crescent dough is readily available in most grocery stores. Any variety will do!
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of icing. The actual amount of icing consumed will vary.