Squeeze out all of the juice from the large orange you used to flavor the dough. It should give you about 1/2 cup. If you don't have 1/2 cup of juice, make up the difference with either more orange juice or water.
In a saucepan, over medium heat, stir juice, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Once smooth, with the sugars dissolved, add the 1/2 cup dried cranberries and pure vanilla extract. Stir and remove from heat.The glaze will be cooled and ready to use, once your dough is ready.
This recipe will make two King Cakes. (One to share and one to keep. Or two to share. xox) When the dough is ready, divide it in two.
For baking in the Bundt pan method: Spray and flour the pan so that it is prepared for the dough.
Place 1/2 of the dough on a clean, flat surface, dusted with flour. Assemble the piece of dough together and lay flat. Spoon the cranberry glaze over the dough. Then, fold it over. Gently twist and lengthen the dough so that you can form a circle.
Please note that the dough should be handled as little as possible and there is no need to kneed. Believe it or not, it's going to rise for a third and final time! Cover and return it to your cold oven for one last hour.
Here's a peek at the process when using a Bundt pan:
When the dough done rising, you can finally turn your oven on! Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes and check to see if you need 5-10 additional minutes. Remove the bread with it is slightly golden and baked-through.
Once the sweet bread is cooled completely, remove it from the Bundt pan. This is the time I put the in the baby!
Finish the King Cake by icing it. You can make royal icing or melting batch of frosting or buttercream until it's ready to pour or pipe-over. This is the moment you'll want to have your sprinkles or sugar on-hand to dust the top.