Monday, February 1, 2010
King Cake Question
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 1:35 PM
I spotted my first king cake of the season at Whole Foods a week ago Sunday. The second was in the office on Thursday.
When I saw a coworker with a piece, I told him, "I'd rather be punched in the face than eat king cake."*
"Me too," he said.
I find the cream cheese unappetizing and the colored gelatinous icing really off-putting. I've tried some home-made ones, and while better, they weren't that much better.
So what am I missing here?
*This is completely untrue, btw. I'd easily eat a king cake in lieu of getting punched. I just wouldn't like it.
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In cross section this one looked like it might be better than the average King Cake. But it wasn't. I can't quite figure out how something so awful became a tradition in a part of the world that's famous for extraordinary food.
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Gambino's or Randazzo's. They look a lot different than the one you've got a picture of. Still sticky sweet, but not particularly awful.
http://www.kingcakes.com/
i'd still take a king cake over a fruit cake anyday...Although its shape makes it a lousy doorstop.
Susan: I don't guess you'll ever hear that said on Food TV. But I am gonna put it on a T-shirt. Whatta catch phrase!
Clyde is right. ^^ Either order from Gambino's or another NOLA bakery. The ones you get in Memphis taste like they're several days old. No wonder you didn't like them!
Paul's King Cakes from Picayune are fabulous. Get one with the praline filling... oh yes. They ship everywhere.
They're always good, Deby. Last year's had a cherry filling. This year, it was blueberry.
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