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Receta Mardi Gras King Cake
by Turnips2Tangerines

This was my first attempt at making a King Cake.

King Cake has been on my Culinary "To Make" list for as long as I can remember.

For someone who lives in Northern WI,

King Cake has always been a mysterious sounding cake to me.

When I think of King Cake, I immediately think of Mardi Gras and

Mardi Gras has always been a mystery to me..

I learned more about Mardi Gras and King Cake

The first time my hubby and I vacationed in Louisiana,

We stayed in Slidell Louisiana which is located in St.Tammany Parish.

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is located in

Slidell and takes you across Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans.

Upon arriving in Slidell,

We realized within the first 30 minutes,

We had no idea how to pronounce anything...

And that certain words had different meanings.

Lake Pontchartrain?

Lake What?...

St. Tammany Parish?....

Was that a Church?....

And what the heck is a Causeway??

I wasn't even sure how to pronounce Slidell.

When we went into a gas station and asked for directions,

The gas station attendants looked at us like we had spoken in a foreign language

And I suppose we did:)

The gas station attendants were friendly and said we talked "funny"

They keep telling us, "We love the way you talk"

I remember getting into the car and saying to my hubby,

"I didn't understand a word they said, did you?"

We had driven to Louisiana from Wisconsin.

Stopping at a hotel in Mississippi the night before,

So we could get some sleep.

We woke up early and drove the rest of the way.

By the time we got to Slidell, we were hungry.

We thought we'd get a bite to eat before going to our condo.

A great place we rented from some friends of ours.

While we were at the gas station,

Getting a quick lesson in how to speak the language of Louisiana,

From the gas station attendants

We decide to go to a Cafe on their advice and recommendations.

Off we headed to the cafe...

When we pulled up, we looked at each other..

Puzzled, we thought we had the wrong address.....

This was a house....

With people sitting in rocking chairs on the front porch...

This can't be the right place....

It has to be someones house....

We looked closer and right next to the front door

Was the name of the restaurant and an "open" sign.

We parked and went inside.

Not only was the food delicious and the service wonderful,

We asked a few questions and soon learned everything we needed to know about

Mardi Gras, King Cake and New Orleans.

The next morning we took the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway,

The longest bridge in the world, across open water..

The Causeway is a 24 mile long bridge, that you drive across Lake Pontchartrain.

Once your on the Causeway there is no way of getting off...

Unless you want to drive off the side of the bridge,

Into Lake Pontchartrain...

The drive was scary but also quite beautiful.

I thought the Mackinac Bridge was scary.....

But this was Really scary!

The Mackinac Bridge,

Known as the "Mighty Mac"

Is the 5th longest suspension bridge and

Is 5 miles long....

Nothing close to the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

The Mackinac Bridge Walk has been on my "to do"

List for a long time....I hope someday I can participate,

Before I get to old:)

We spent ten wonderful days in Louisiana

We learned about the culture, the people,

and best of all, the food:)

King Cake can be filled with a number of different fillings.

I went with a cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Next time, I will definitely use a cream cheese filling~

Enjoy!

I want to thank Michelle from Ms.enplace for this fantastic recipe.

My hubby and I Loved it:)

I had never made a Brioche, which is what a King Cake is....

Really, beyond delicious....

My next King Cake will be filled with cream cheese and

The one after that.....a fig filling maybe....and then maybe a raspberry filling..

For more information on Mardi Gras and King Cakes...

Or if you want information on Louisiana in general...

Visit Michelle's blog Ms.enplace.

You will find everything you'll need to know and so much more......

King Cake~

While the icing is still wet

In alternating rows

Brush off excess sugar

*The views and opinions expressed in this post are my own. I have not been compensated in anyway from any of the companies stated in this post.

*Bridge Photo Credits: Mackinac and Flickr