King Cake

Laissez le bon temps rouler!

With the exception of beignets, there is nothing that competes with the sweet deliciousness of King Cake on Mardi Gras.

It was only after meeting a native Louisianan, that I learned of this special coffee cake. As if a layer of purple, green, and gold icing were not enough, the cake's calling card is not its sugar-laden top but rather the figurine baked into the dough.

If you are lucky enough to find the small plastic baby in your slice of cake, prosperity is said to be yours for the remainder of the year. 

So, as Marie Antoinette is rumored to have said.....

"Let them eat (King .... or perhaps Queen?) cake."