King cake is a staple of Mardi Gras. We're looking into its origins in New Orleans, the plastic baby and sharing a king cake recipe to try at home.

**Homemade King Cake** is a festive and delicious treat that is a staple of Mardi Gras celebrations. This rich, brioche-style cake is lightly sweet, soft, and filled with a warm cinnamon-sugar ...

Related: Find that baby! Where to buy king cake in the Austin area I made a couple of king cakes over the weekend from an all-purpose recipe on All Recipes. I was surprised how easily the dough ...

Boudin King Cake. Serves 4 to 6. Recipe is by George Graham, AcadianaTable.com. ½ cup red pepper jelly, such as Tabasco. 1 tablespoon water. 1 pound boudin links.

¾ teaspoons kosher salt. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg. 1/8 teaspoon almond extract. 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (chopped) ...

Mardi Gras season is here which means king cake season is here too. King cake is a sugary treat as synonymous with Mardi Gras as New Orleans and plastic beads. King cake is oval-shaped and is ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - King cake! It's a dessert with hundreds of years of history and a delicious part of the Mardi Gras celebration.

In the U.S., king cake is closely associated with Mardi Gras, which this year falls on February 13, after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany culminate before Ash Wednesday.

Step 3: Form the cake. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 16×10-inch rectangle. Combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar and sprinkle the mixture over the dough to within 1/2 ...

This king cake — and, believe me, there have been an unusually high number at the office this year — was the biggest hit at The Advocate with lots of requests for the recipe. Recipe?