The Cake
Step1
Dissolve the yeast. Combine the dry yeast with warm water in small bowl. Set aside.
Step2
Create flour mixture. Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl. Add nutmeg and lemon peel and mix thoroughly. Make a "well" in the center and prepare to add wet ingredients.
Step3
Begin making the dough. Pour the yeast and water mixture and ½ cup milk into the well.
Step4
Add the eggs. Beat the 3 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks then pour into the well.
Step5
Begin combining. Take a large wooden spoon and start pushing dry ingredients into the well, slowly combining and forming a dough.
Step6
Add the butter. Add ½ cup butter to the mixture in chunks, and mix well. Transfer dough to a food processor to combine completely.
Step7
Knead the dough. Remove dough from food processor and begin kneading on a floured surface. Add spoonfuls of flour until dough becomes elastic.
Step8
Transfer dough to a bowl. Butter the inside of a medium sized bowl and transfer dough to rest. Leave for 1½ hours until dough has doubled in size.
Step9
Prepare baking sheet. Brush a baking sheet with butter and set aside.
Step10
Prepare dough for baking. Knead the dough down to size, and shape into a long tube. Turn it into a ring on the baking sheet, and insert the coin or doll somewhere in the ring.
Step11
Let dough rise a second time. Leave the dough to rise again for 55 minutes.
Step12
Make egg mixture. Mix together one egg with tablespoon of milk and set aside.
Step13
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step14
Brush egg mixture onto dough.
Step15
Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Leave cake to cool on a wire rack and prepare the icing.
The Icing
Step1
Prepare the icing. Mix the sugar and lemon juice thoroughly.
Step2
Add water. Add water to mixture, one tbs. at a time until mixture becomes stiff. Icing should be easy to pour.
Step3
Pour icing over cake. Pour icing over entire cake and let it drip down the sides.
Sugar Decorations
Step1
Add purple to the cake by sprinkling directly on icing.
Step2
Add yellow to the cake by sprinkling directly on icing.
Step3
Add green to the cake by sprinkling directly on icing in stripes.