It’s king cake season!

I was lucky enough to have a US friend up here last year and she brought me one from here:

Cheeky Monkey Cake Company

It was DIVINE!

She doesn't ship to Canada or I'd have ordered again!! She's a good friend and her flavour choices/quality is amazing.

I’ve never heard of this and had to Google to find out what it is, what is symbolizes, and the like. Since I love brioche and cake, and am all in for icing, it sounds tooth-achingly delicious to me

Love learning new things, thanks Peas.

I remember with great fondness all the King Cake parties I went to while living in NOLA. Saw this meme yesterday:

Before he retired, my husband worked as an in house attorney for an oil and gas company. During Mardis Gras season, he always received two or three King Cakes from the Louisiana law firms he worked with. Thankfully, my husband left most of the cakes at the office to share w/ the entire legal department, but he always brought at least one cake home for the family to enjoy on Fat Tuesday.

When my daughter was in kindergarten, my husband rigged it so she got the piece w/ the baby. We told her that according to tradition, she would have to supply the King Cake next year since she got the piece w/ the baby. We all had a good laugh and forgot all about it. A couple of days later she came into the kitchen w/ a very concerned look on her face and said "Mommy, if I give the lady at the store the baby next year, will she give me a cake?"

I noticed then that she was clutching the plastic baby in her hand like she was scared to death she was going to lose it. I felt so bad because I realized she had been worrying for two days about going into the store next year and asking for the King cake.

I hugged her and assured her that Daddy would bring home the King Cake again next year and that she really didn't have to go to the store and get the cake herself.

I absolutely love king cake. My SIL usually sends one from Randazzos. Can’t wait!

I might try to make one this year. houseofnasheats.com/king-cake-recipe/

Oh, who am I kidding? I’ll procrastinate and end up picking one up at the grocery store last minute LOL.

I get excited when I see them in Walmart because I know the bakeries will have them soon. The ones at Walmart are a little different from the ones from a couple of bakeries we get them from...kind of like a filled jelly donut vs. a donut "sandwich" full of fillings and fruit. One Valentine's Day my husband surprised me outside my classroom. He was leaning up against the elevator, after driving 2 and a half hrs, holding a box of pazcki. I love flowers but if I have to choose...bring me the pastries!

Anyone else just not impressed with King Cakes? I thought it was because I'd never had a real.one, but I'm NOLA right now and had a piece.today. Bland. Like coffee cake where they forgot to put any filling in. And I don't care for the icing either. Maybe I need to be drunk...

Like anything else, it just depends on where you get it.
I’ve had some from small bakeries that was ooey gooey cinnamon deliciousness.
I’ve had some from grocery stores that was just sad dry crumbliness.

Bumping this thread -- I just returned from my FIL's funeral in Louisiana. My SIL picked up a bunch of king cakes from Dong Phuong Bakery, and they were DELICIOUS. So so good, more like a flaky croissant texture than a cake. I'm a big fan of the cinnamon one.