Mardi Gras Kings Cake?

[shoeluvr]

Hey guys, help me out, I wanna make a kings cake this year, Scott you told me about it once and I forgot, can someone help me out? Is it too late? You bake a plastic baby in it right? Does it kick off mardi gras, or what? THANKS

[RockinRob1970]

All you need is an over-sized donut, a glaze and some colored sugar. (just kidding but no really). Now to you Scott..

I'll tell you where I found the best ones at this year. Most folks don't drive too much on this side of town but on Chef Highway at Dong Phoung's Bakery they have an awwesome one. It was so fluffy AND flakey. The cream cheeze was baked right into the center where the hole in the middle usually is and it was cinimon with other stuff. I have tasted them all and this one blows them all away. I could have eaten one of them. I don't care who it is unless you bake it yourself that one was the best.

[shoeluvr]

Rob that sounds awesome! Too bad its over 1200 miles out of my way, so unless I plan on being 4 days late for work, I'm gonna have to bake one myself, so cream cheese and cinnamon filling hun?......

[zebrarette]

Shoeluvr....it's not too late to make a King cake, King cakes start being made and served after the Twelfth Night (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday)) and continue until Mardi Gras day.

The filling can be any kind you like....cream cheese, strawberry, blueberry, etc. And usually the baby is not put inside the cake until after its baked and you are ready to serve. Remember...whoever gets the baby must bring a King cake to the next party! Good luck and HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!!! :partytime:
PS. My favorite King Cake comes from a French bakery called Pouparts. YUM!

[shoeluvr]

oh shit! good call, I was gonna bake the plastic baby in the batter, ha ha! It would have melted. I'm gonna make one and bring it to work for everyone here!!!

[crizman]

That would have been just like the surprise cake the LITTLE RASCALS baked!

[danny]

Greetings everyone, i went to google on line and typed in king cakes,and came up with a list of bakeries that make and ship
them on line...........

My favorite is a bakery in metairie louisiana called manny
randazzos, they also ship.................later all

[GuitarPLYR]

Hey Lynn, glad to see you are going to attempt to make it yourself!! Perhaps this can help....

Traditional Frosted King Cake recipe. (http://www.wwltv.com/home/Traditional-Frosted-King-Cake-Recipe-80475537.html)

[shoeluvr]

Nice Scott, hows Jenn and the baby? Tlak to me about fat Tuesday, is that right before mardi gras?

[shoeluvr]

Nice Scott, hows Jenn and the baby? Talk to me about fat Tuesday, is that right before mardi gras?

[GuitarPLYR]

Hey Lynn, Jen and baby are doing WONDERFUL!!

Mardi Gras is french for Fat Tuesday. So they are one and the same.