King Cakes and a French 75: The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune in 60 Seconds

by Naomi Shulman, Posted Feb 14th 2011 @ 11:00AM

Kings Cake for Mardi Gras Photo: syvwlch, Flickr

Happy Valentine's Day! Chocolate desserts cure everything, you know.
Next holiday: Mardi Gras. Ready for king cake?
Speaking of French-inspired traditions, try knocking back a French 75.
One can always use a refresher course in chicken and dumplings.

Filed Under: Newspapers, In Sixty Seconds
Tags: french 75, French75, king cakes, KingCakes, Mardi Gras, MardiGras, valentines day, ValentinesDay

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2-14-2011 @12:06PM Joker said... Born, raised AND currently living in South Louisiana myself, I find I am very picky/snobby about my King Cakes, but I think I have rights too lol.
The biggest downfall of most places is giving an overly dry cake (think hard baked cinnamon rolls left in an oven too long) with icing that is pretty much just hard royal icing dyed in our "colors"

The best ones I've had are always soft, moist, and filled. Lafayette, Louisiana has some delicious bakeries that do it justice. Poupart's in Lafayette, LA ( http://www.poupartsbakery.com/ ) has some amazing ones.
Meche's Donut King ( http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=176139222422436 they ARE a chain) is another good place to invest in a good quality King Cake. There are tons others but those two are my favorite destinations.

My favorite fillings are strawberries and cream cheese (or cherry.), cherry, strawberry, chocolate, or cream cheese. In that order
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