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King Cake Recipe

Okay, here’s the King cake recipe I promised. If you start now, you will be able to have it ready before your Mardi Gras party! For this recipe, you will need 2 packages of active dry yeast, sugar, flour, nutmeg, lemon zest, milk, eggs, butter, cinnamon, green, purple and yellow coloring paste, confectioners sugar, lemon juice and of course, a tiny plastic baby (about an inch long). You can probably find one at your local crafts store. Pour 1/2 cup of warm water into a bowl and sprinkle the 2 packages of active dry yeast and 2 teaspoons of sugar … Continue reading →

Mardi Gras and the King Cake

Despite all its hardships, New Orleans will celebrate Carnival this year. The celebration started January 6th and ends this Tuesday on what is known in English as Fat Tuesday and in French as Mardi Gras. The day after Mardi Gras is Lent, when Christians, especially Catholics, have a 40-day period of prayer and fasting until Easter Sunday. I have never lived in New Orleans, but growing up in Memphis, The Big Easy, being within driving distance, was a favorite weekend getaway destination for many Memphians, so we knew all the traditions. I remember my first Mardi Gras away from the … Continue reading →