“The King Cake tradition is thought to have been brought to New Orleans from France in 1870.” Wikipedia
This King Cake created at the Party Cake Shop in Brookline on the Boulevard where I got the Paczki last Thursday.
Here is a Traditional New Orleans King Cake Recipe made with yeast .- a brioche like dough https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/traditional-new-orleans-king-cake/
I knew nothing about a King Cake until I watched GMA this morning. And now your blog post.
I learned about the King Cake from the office where I worked. Do they still have little plastic babies in them?
edible?
Absolutely. Sugar not flavored, just colorful.
No, the baby is not edible. The person who finds it in their piece of cake is supposed to be the next person to have a new baby in their life.
Right Sally. i thought my cousin wondered if the cake itself was edible. Don’t choke on the little baby, though!
Yesterday one of C’s daycare friends brought in Mardi Gras beads for everyone in his class – he has been wearing his purple necklace ever since! (Minus when he’s sleeping – safety hazard and all…)