Mardi Gras Cakes?

[daisy]

I think they are called King Cakes, anyway, is there any place around here that makes them? I had some once and absolutely loved it.

 

[DD]

I think they are called King Cakes, anyway, is there any place around here that makes them? I had some once and absolutely loved it.

Too funny! I just this minute came from googling King Cake recipes!

 

[daisy]

That is funny! If you make one let me know how it turns out and share the recipe.

 

[DD]

That is funny! If you make one let me know how it turns out and share the recipe.

There's tons of recipes on google. There's one for making it with canned cinnamon rolls. We did this last year for a mardi gras party at the nursing home--because we were making lots of them. They actually turned out pretty good. But nothing like a home made one from scratch.

 

[Beachbummette]

Got my first one this week.


I always order them from Randazzo's, they will overnight them direct to your door with beads, feather mask and the baby already in the cake.



http://www.kingcakes.com/

 

[Beach Runner]

There's tons of recipes on google. There's one for making it with canned cinnamon rolls. We did this last year for a mardi gras party at the nursing home--because we were making lots of them. They actually turned out pretty good. But nothing like a home made one from scratch.

But you need a baby Jesus for each cake. Go to http://www.accentannex.com which is where I order my Mardi Gras supplies. Of course, on second thought, maybe at the nursing home, having someone swallow a baby Jesus is not a good thing. We normally have a Mardi Gras party every year. One of our guests got choked after almost swallowing the baby Jesus. Since then, I have been careful to tell people to chew carefully and slowly -- I don't want anyone to break a tooth or, obviously worse, choke to death.

Got my first one this week.


I always order them from Randazzo's, they will overnight them direct to your door with beads, feather mask and the baby already in the cake.



http://www.kingcakes.com/

I used to get mine from Gambino's (http://www.cancansys.com/~gambinos//shop/mg_packages.php), but for many years the local Publix here in Georgia has sold them.

 

[DD]

Yeah, we thought of that. So, sadly, we didn't add them to the cakes. But, thanks for the link. I'm making the dinner party I mentioned to you into a full blown Mardi Gras party.

 

[elgordoboy]

I just saw an ad in the Walton Sun from P.J.'s Coffee saying they have King Cakes. Page c-9 bottom right.

 

[30A Skunkape]

You could always use a pecan half or a cherry inserted from the underside just before serving in place of the baby. The King Cake has evolved over the last 15 years or so. When I was a wee lad they were all simple rings with a bit of cinnamin flavor, sprinkled with the purple, gold and green sugar. At some point in the 1980s they began to be injected with all manner of sweet or fruit filling. They also began to drizzle icing on the cake. I still like mine the old way (dunked in a glass of cold milk!). During January and February we used to have king cake parties at the end of school on Fridays...all the kids in the class ate the cake and whoever got the baby brought next Friday's cake.

 

[DD]

You could always use a pecan half or a cherry inserted from the underside just before serving in place of the baby. The King Cake has evolved over the last 15 years or so. When I was a wee lad they were all simple rings with a bit of cinnamin flavor, sprinkled with the purple, gold and green sugar. At some point in the 1980s they began to be injected with all manner of sweet or fruit filling. They also began to drizzle icing on the cake. I still like mine the old way (dunked in a glass of cold milk!). During January and February we used to have king cake parties at the end of school on Fridays...all the kids in the class ate the cake and whoever got the baby brought next Friday's cake.

Good idea...never thought of adding a cherry. Will do it this year at the n.h.
Love your story about school.