King Cake

[Chas_P]

OK, if I wewre to order one for the office which would be the best bakery to order from.

Please remember that it needs to be shipped, I ain't driving a thousand miles to pick it up. :D Besides it would be gone by the time I got it back home.

Thanks for the help

[AtPontchartrain]

Four can't-go-wrongs:

http://www.haydelbakery.com/

http://www.mannyrandazzo.com/

http://www.ambrosiabakery.com/king_cake.asp

http://www.cancansys.com/~gambinos//shop/default.php

[freebo]

Haydel's Bakery on Jeff Hwy.

http://www.haydelbakery.com/

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of their fine products.

But don't wait till the last minute, because they get insanely busy and hard to get a hold of, the closer it gets to Mardi Gras.

That said, we bought a king cake from Rouse's over the holiday, and it was pretty darn good. Not great, but definitely tasty. :)

http://rouses.com/

Bon appetit!

[Belle]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Kingcake.jpg/300px-Kingcake.jpg

[dank_bass]

Does anyone have any popinions on the filled king cakes (ie; cream cheese, chocolate) ... Ive never even had the plain, and im curious

[ibjamn]

RANDAZZO'S!!!!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_140.gif

[festbabe]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Kingcake.jpg/300px-Kingcake.jpg

Yum - that looks great. Poor baby looks like he's ass-up in the middle! That can't be comfortable.

[AtPontchartrain]

Does anyone have any popinions on the filled king cakes (ie; cream cheese, chocolate) ... Ive never even had the plain, and im curious

Of course, this is a "why we have vanilla and chocolate" question, but cream cheese is the best. So there.

The reason I listed the unlikely Ambrosia bakery is that, for people who like chocolate, they swear by it.

I put them a rough order of where I'd go to first, but I've been to them all, and as you get closer to Mardi Gras, it's hard to get in the door.

[Frosty]

Perfect timing. We need to order one for a Mardi Gras dinner we are hosting.

[NOLA]

Haydel's Bakery on Jeff Hwy.

http://www.haydelbakery.com/

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of their fine products.

But don't wait till the last minute, because they get insanely busy and hard to get a hold of, the closer it gets to Mardi Gras.

That said, we bought a king cake from Rouse's over the holiday, and it was pretty darn good. Not great, but definitely tasty. :)

http://rouses.com/

Bon appetit!

Had a Rouse's the other day and it was really good and fresh. All the others mentioned are fine too. Haydel's is probably my personal fave.

A fresh plain one is damn good, but I'm a sucker for the cream cheese filling too. And apple ain't half bad....

[Chas_P]

I'll probably ending up ordering it on the 28th so that I know it'll arrive during the week, so I can bring it in the next day.

They all do look good. I had gotten one from Randazzo about 5 years ago and had no complaints, but I couldn't remember the name. I got a feeling I may end up with them or Haydel, but I'm afraid I may be tempted to get some of their Cajunnoli as well.

[mamaroux]

Does anyone have any popinions on the filled king cakes (ie; cream cheese, chocolate) ... Ive never even had the plain, and im curious

ohhhhhh cream cheese is my fav, then the apple, but cream cheese is just soooo good..... yummmmy

[swag]

Which one is the low-cal option?

[mamaroux]

Which one is the low-cal option?

the one you take ONE bite of and say how good it is, and that's it.

[festivalgirl]

Haydel's Bakery on Jeff Hwy.

http://www.haydelbakery.com/

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of their fine products.

But don't wait till the last minute, because they get insanely busy and hard to get a hold of, the closer it gets to Mardi Gras.

That said, we bought a king cake from Rouse's over the holiday, and it was pretty darn good. Not great, but definitely tasty. :)

http://rouses.com/

Bon appetit!

I took your advice on Haydel's last year ...... it's the only way to go! May I reccommend the Cream Cheese King Cake ..... Mmmmmmmmmmm

[festivalgirl]

Which one is the low-cal option?

My family always says if you eat standing up it's not a real meal so there's no calories. Works for me! ;)

[rosetree]

Which one is the low-cal option?

The one that you look at on your monitor!;)

[jolie]

RANDAZZO'S!!!!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_140.gif

With Cream Cheese filling. ummmumm good

[dank_bass]

So its tought to gather from the reasponses .. but the cream cheese sounds just ok? right?

No seriously, Cream Cheese it is for me. But are the non-filled ones also good? do they stand on their own?

[NOLA]

So its tought to gather from the reasponses .. but the cream cheese sounds just ok? right?

No seriously, Cream Cheese it is for me. But are the non-filled ones also good? do they stand on their own?

Absolutely, as long as it is fresh. After a day or so, they get kind of stale and inedible. Sort of like a cinnamon-y pastry topped with frosting and colored sugar.

[jolie]

So its tought to gather from the reasponses .. but the cream cheese sounds just ok? right?

No seriously, Cream Cheese it is for me. But are the non-filled ones also good? do they stand on their own?

For many, many years, they were sold unfilled. And I still love 'em plain!! For someone eating it for the first time I would try plain (traditional)

[Staxsun]

Which one is the low-cal option?

I understand that if you eat the baby, he won't give you any calories and will kick around your colon on the way out.

[Blitzzzzz]

Originally Posted by Blitzzzzz http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/showthread.php?p=23957#post23957)
You all need to check out the Ambrosia Bakery in Baton Rouge! Not only do they make a great King Cake, but they make a Zulu Cake as well that has chocolate chips and coconut inside! :cool: <ambrosiabakery.com>
The Zulu Cake
http://ambrosiabakery.com/images/zulunoborder.gif (http://www.bakesmartonline.com/ambrosia/selectproduct.php?sub=King%20Cakes) The Zulu Cake is the most popular version of our King Cake.
It is a delicious King Cake filled with cream cheese, chocolate chips, and coconut, then topped with hot chocolate and toasted coconut.*Also available without coconut.

This King Cake was developed in honor of the Zulu parade, which precedes the Rex parade in New Orleans on Mardi Gras day.

I made this post last year and got a chorus of "YYRs" about it!
It was terriffic and there shipping was totally on the ball! Can't wait for this year, may have to order two!:cool:

[AtPontchartrain]

They were on my list up above somewhere just because of this cake, but looking at their shipping site, I don't see that they list it. It gets a lot of buzz.

[Blitzzzzz]

Originally Posted by Blitzzzzz http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/showthread.php?p=23957#post23957)
You all need to check out the Ambrosia Bakery in Baton Rouge! Not only do they make a great King Cake, but they make a Zulu Cake as well that has chocolate chips and coconut inside! <ambrosiabakery.com>
The Zulu Cake
http://ambrosiabakery.com/images/zulunoborder.gif (http://www.bakesmartonline.com/ambrosia/selectproduct.php?sub=King%20Cakes) The Zulu Cake is the most popular version of our King Cake.
It is a delicious King Cake filled with cream cheese, chocolate chips, and coconut, then topped with hot chocolate and toasted coconut.*Also available without coconut.

This King Cake was developed in honor of the Zulu parade, which precedes the Rex parade in New Orleans on Mardi Gras day.

I made this post last year and got a chorus of "YYRs" about it!
It was terriffic and there shipping was totally on the ball! Can't wait for this year, may have to order two!:cool:


Just checked their website and found the Zulu is now listed simply as Chocolate Coconut Cream Cheese king Cake. I wonder why they changed it, but it still looks just as tasty!:cool:

[AtPontchartrain]

YYR. Maybe that word Zulu is a little scary to the suburban Baton Rougeans. Just wait till I invent the Huey Newton King Cake! Anyway, it would be well worth the investment, for the 5 minutes it would last at the party.

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Maybe I will send one to my friend Matt Watroba up there. He needs some cake.

[Blitzzzzz]

YYR. Maybe that word Zulu is a little scary to the suburban Baton Rougeans. Just wait till I invent the Huey Newton King Cake! Anyway, it would be well worth the investment, for the 5 minutes it would last at the party.

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Maybe I will send one to my friend Matt Watroba up there. He needs some cake.

Instead of a king baby, you find a .45 slug? Maybe the lawyers got involved somehow?
You know Matt, too? He briefly did his show at my station <wemu.org> between stints at <wdetfm.org>!
And if you know Matt, while he most definitely DOESN'T need some cake like the rest of us, this time of year he NEEDS some cake!:cool:

[AtPontchartrain]

I know, he got pushed around by format change, but sure landed on his feet.

[csoul]

So its tought to gather from the reasponses .. but the cream cheese sounds just ok? right?

No seriously, Cream Cheese it is for me. But are the non-filled ones also good? do they stand on their own?

I'm no expert, but in my very humble opinion, once you've had the ones filled with cream cheese, the plain ones are just very blaahhh. Haven't tried the apple filled. May have to give it a go this year. Preferrably the low cal kind!;)

[Belle]

Originally Posted by Blitzzzzz http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.nojazzfest.com/chat/showthread.php?p=23957#post23957)
You all need to check out the Ambrosia Bakery in Baton Rouge! Not only do they make a great King Cake, but they make a Zulu Cake as well that has chocolate chips and coconut inside! :cool: <ambrosiabakery.com>
The Zulu Cake
http://ambrosiabakery.com/images/zulunoborder.gif (http://www.bakesmartonline.com/ambrosia/selectproduct.php?sub=King%20Cakes) The Zulu Cake is the most popular version of our King Cake.
It is a delicious King Cake filled with cream cheese, chocolate chips, and coconut, then topped with hot chocolate and toasted coconut.*Also available without coconut.

This King Cake was developed in honor of the Zulu parade, which precedes the Rex parade in New Orleans on Mardi Gras day.

I made this post last year and got a chorus of "YYRs" about it!
It was terriffic and there shipping was totally on the ball! Can't wait for this year, may have to order two!:cool:



Oh MY! Sounds so good and sure would love it right about now

[Blitzzzzz]

I'm no expert, but in my very humble opinion, once you've had the ones filled with cream cheese, the plain ones are just very blaahhh. Haven't tried the apple filled. May have to give it a go this year. Preferrably the low cal kind!;)

If you get a good one, the plain ones are much like a good coffee cake. Goes great with some good strong coffee and cream!

Oh MY! Sounds so good and sure would love it right about now

Belle, darlin',
they ship very quickly so you could probably get one to you by Saturday!

"We ship UPS Next Day Air, weather permiting Tuesday - Thursday and require a 48 hour advance order.
Friday Shippers for a Saturday delivery require an additional $15 charge that will be added at checkout!"

[ibjamn]

I like the old fashioned ones too. I got one last Friday from Henry's Bakery on St. Claude and it was just like the cakes from McKenzie's.

(PS. I believe funkkjunkie got the baby. ;))

[funkkjunkie]

I actually got the baby last mardi gras. I don't know who got the baby last weekend. I love the plain ones but I love the cream cheese ones mo betta. But that chocolate zulu king cake looks incredible!

[mamaroux]

I'm no expert, but in my very humble opinion, once you've had the ones filled with cream cheese, the plain ones are just very blaahhh. Haven't tried the apple filled. May have to give it a go this year. Preferrably the low cal kind!;)

Apples are a fruit, it makes it healthy.

[Orleansnj]

I actually got the baby last mardi gras. I don't know who got the baby last weekend. I love the plain ones but I love the cream cheese ones mo betta. But that chocolate zulu king cake looks incredible!

Tried the Zulu cake and hate to admit it - but it was overdone.....didn't actually like it.....

I think I am just a creamed chese girl

[rosetree]

Strawberry cream cheese for me!;)

[mamaroux]

Has anyone tried the cherry cream cheese?

[Blitzzzzz]

Tried the Zulu cake and hate to admit it - but it was overdone.....didn't actually like it.....

I think I am just a creamed chese girl

Sorry to hear that yours was overdone! My only problem with the Zulu cake was that it was so incredibly rich I could only eat a little bit and I wanted to really pig out! I noticed the Ambrosia Bakery also has a Praline Cake w/wo cream cheese. Looks mighty yummy! Anybody tried one??:cool:

[Corona]

I like the old fashioned ones too. I got one last Friday from Henry's Bakery on St. Claude and it was just like the cakes from McKenzie's.

(PS. I believe funkkjunkie got the baby. ;))
ahh. so someone got the baby and didn't fess up. Isn't the tradition for who got the baby has to buy the next cake for the next year?

[ibjamn]

ahh. so someone got the baby and didn't fess up. Isn't the tradition for who got the baby has to buy the next cake for the next year?


Next year, hell!! The next day! We have lots of king cake parties...... ;)

[BigDag]

No joke. Try dieting this time of year in my office. King Cakes every day.

[Corona]

damn...that would be rough!

[mamaroux]

No joke. Try dieting this time of year in my office. King Cakes every day.

oh no... you need to develop a cinnamon allergy, is that it?

[Zydekitten]

For many, many years, they were sold unfilled. And I still love 'em plain!! For someone eating it for the first time I would try plain (traditional)
I really like the "plain" ones too, Miss Jolie! Although, I did have some apple-filled last week and it was tootin' tasty! :)

[breambob]

I really like plain myself. Just enough sugar in the bread to activate the yeast and a modest glaze. No cinnamon, cream or fruits.
But at work today they had a cake filled with cream cheese and raspberry. Godz it was wonderful. And huge, over 2 feet wide. And I got the baby. So I gotta buy for Monday...

Here's a story. When I worked in NO we had donuts or pastries almost every day, and KCs in season. One of the fellas we worked with always ate but never bought. I think his wife only allowed him enough money for gas to get to work, and he did have 5 kids. No big deal. One day when he was working the night shift alone we left him a 3" piece of cake with the baby in it. Next morning we found about half of it gone with the baby sticking halfway out, LMAO.

[BayouMaMa]

Check out the Cajun Pecan House in Cut Off, LA. Just cinn. or pecan but they are awesome.

www.cajunpecanhouse.com

[AtPontchartrain]

I really like plain myself. Just enough sugar in the bread to activate the yeast and a modest glaze. No cinnamon, cream or fruits.
But at work today they had a cake filled with cream cheese and raspberry. Godz it was wonderful. And huge, over 2 feet wide. And I got the baby. So I gotta buy for Monday...

Here's a story. When I worked in NO we had donuts or pastries almost every day, and KCs in season. One of the fellas we worked with always ate but never bought. I think his wife only allowed him enough money for gas to get to work, and he did have 5 kids. No big deal. One day when he was working the night shift alone we left him a 3" piece of cake with the baby in it. Next morning we found about half of it gone with the baby sticking halfway out, LMAO.

Where do you get king cake in Shreves' Port if not Brookshire's etc?

[breambob]

Where do you get king cake in Shreves' Port if not Brookshire's etc?

Cheesecakes & More. Two locations, and for good or ill, one location is in my office building downtown, the other is about six blocks from home. Excellent fresh breads and pastries, best in town but pricey $$$...

[AtPontchartrain]

http://blog.nola.com/judywalker/2008/01/large_crabcake.JPG

http://www.nola.com/living/index.ssf/2008/01/dough_me_something_mister.html

[AtPontchartrain]

This one has goat cheese and fresh green apples

http://blog.nola.com/judywalker/2008/01/chevre.JPG

http://www.nola.com/living/index.ssf/2008/01/dough_me_something_mister.html

[jazzfestchic]

RANDAZZO'S!!!!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_140.gif

My sister just brought me one to Houston. Randazzo's is the BOMB!!

[rosetree]

http://blog.nola.com/judywalker/2008/01/large_crabcake.JPG

http://www.nola.com/living/index.ssf/2008/01/dough_me_something_mister.html

I laughed when I saw this this morning.....and thought immediately about.....
THE SOFT-SHELL BOYS!!!!!:D

I am too far gone!!!! How am I going to make another 90 days????

[Theotherone]

King Cake from Gambino’s arrived today via FedEx. Praline filled. Odd thing is that it isn’t frosted. It has three little containers of frosting (green, yellow and purple) and some do-it-yourself instructions. I hope there is a baby in there somewhere but maybe that is do-it-yourself too!

[Dixiegal]

RANDAZZO'S!!!!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_140.gif


Took the words right outta my mouth. There is no substitute. :)

[mamaroux]

King Cake from Gambino’s arrived today via FedEx. Praline filled. Odd thing is that it isn’t frosted. It has three little containers of frosting (green, yellow and purple) and some do-it-yourself instructions. I hope there is a baby in there somewhere but maybe that is do-it-yourself too!

Ohhhh that's odd... I've ordered from them previously, and never had that happen. Mine should be here tomorrow... cream cheese filled. I'll let you know if it's that way, too!:confused:

[mamaroux]

King Cake from Gambino’s arrived today via FedEx. Praline filled. Odd thing is that it isn’t frosted. It has three little containers of frosting (green, yellow and purple) and some do-it-yourself instructions. I hope there is a baby in there somewhere but maybe that is do-it-yourself too!

Mine arrived earlier today... the icing was in a bag with instructions, and 3 containers of the sugars... at least the icing and sugars aren't sticking to the plastic wrap! I guess that's why they are doing this now... but the baby is inside the cake.