HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!
I made 6, yes 6, king cakes this year. They were all hideous. I’m pretty sure I just wasn’t supposed to make them.
I wanted to make beautiful braided king cakes with bright sprinkles and then stand back and ooh and aah over how amazing I am (ha!). I started looking for king cake babies shortly after the new year. I mean, I’d assume the city that gave us Mardi Gras (true story) would be well stocked with babies. Nope. Hobby Lobby has had their Mardi Gras stuff out since before Thanksgiving but no babies.
I should’ve taken that as a sign and just given up on my king cake hopes.
So I wandered into a Mardi Gras warehouse one day where I finally found these freaky gold babies. And ended up with 30 of them. Because they wouldn’t just sell me one baby.
From there, everything else went wrong. My dough was sticky. They rose too much. The filling oozed out. The glaze didn’t stick because I was rushed and put it on right out of the oven. Or all of the above, like the one up top.
Next year! Next year I will make a beautiful king cake. I promise.
Pam says
I can’t imagine what your pretty king cakes looks like, cause this looks great!
.-= Pam´s last blog ..Mardi Gras? Let’s Try Mardi Maigrichon! =-.
Sheila Blais says
That King Cake looks beautiful, wonderful, gorgeous to me. Bet it taste just as good.
Donna says
That King Cake looks so pretty and the glaze is calling my name! Those gold babies are a little scary though. lol
.-= Donna´s last blog ..Oreo Truffles =-.
Eliana says
Well the one in this picture looks great but there is always next year :)
.-= Eliana´s last blog ..Coconut Cake with Chocolate Chunks and Coconut Drizzle =-.
howtoeatacupcake says
SIX? Wow, and I thought my two king cakes were ambitious! Lol ;D
.-= howtoeatacupcake´s last blog ..King Cake for Mardi Gras =-.
Sarah says
Your King Cake looks great. I have always wanted to make one.
.-= Sarah´s last blog ..A Homemade Giveaway =-.
nicole spaz says
aww better luck next year.
at least you will be able to get non gold babies!
I would still have some of your king cake! I wish I was in NOLA…damn you (jk) for not having 6″ of snow right now. I must move south……
.-= nicole spaz´s last blog ..Feast on this =-.
Oggi says
The cake looks pretty and I love the glaze. Now I want to bake one.:)
Spencer says
They were awesome! I loved them.