Have you ever had this? Most of you are probably answering, "Nope. Don't know what you're talking about." King Cake is eaten many places throughout the world at Christmas, Carnival, or Mardi Gras, depending on where you live. In the South, it's eaten between Twelfth Night and Mardi Gras.
So, why am I talking about King Cake? I'll tell ya. My brother-in-law called me last week and said they were having a Mardi Gras themed party at work. Of course, they wanted a King Cake. After calling several bakeries, they came up empty handed. The bakeries only make them seasonally and were not willing to make one for them. Sounds like a job for the baking nurse. Tra la la! (superhero sound effect not included)
Having never made one nor eaten one, I turned to one of my all time favorite resources: allrecipes.com. Seriously, have you checked it out? It's great.
What is King Cake? and why haven't I tried it? It's a nutmeg-y roll/pastry filled with a pecan, brown sugar, butter mixture. Sounds pretty good, right? Then it's topped with a light glaze and purple, yellow, and green sugar. So if it sounds like a cinnamon roll, why haven't I eaten it? Mostly because the ones I've seen at the grocery store look like bricks of dry bread with Technicolor sugar topping. That's why. Traditionally a small plastic baby (or bean or trinket) is placed in the cake and whoever receives it is supposed to have good luck, buy the next cake, etc... Since I only had a few hours to make the cake and didn't want to drive around town, I put in a pecan half. Hey. Beggars can't be choosers.
This is what I came up with:
(recipe makes two)If you're brave or curious and want to try it, you can find the recipe at http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mardi-Gras-King-Cake/Detail.aspx.
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