Recipe: Simple King Cake

This recipe may not be authentic, but it is easy and fun to make during Mardi Gras.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 package (18.25 ounce size) yellow cake mix, batter prepared according to directions
1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
3 tablespoon granulated sugar, divided
Red, blue, yellow, and green food color (red and blue make purple)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9x13 inch baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Make cake batter as directed on box. Add lemon peel, nutmeg and gumdrop, and then bake in the prepared pan according to the cake directions.

Cool completely on a wire rack. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners sugar, lemon juice, and water until the mixture forms a creamy glaze.

Spread the glaze over the top of the cake. Place 1 tablespoon granulated sugar into each of 3 closeable plastic storage bags. Add 1 drop of red and 1 drop of blue food coloring to one bag to create purple sugar; mix well. Add 2 drops of yellow food coloring to another bag; mix well. Add 2 drops of green food coloring to the remaining bag; mix well. Sprinkle the colored sugars over the glaze to decorate as desired.