With great delight, our new home is within walking distance of 2 of the area's Mardi Gras parades. A total selling point, right?! Recently we threw our first official gathering and played host to the Mardi Gras parade pre-party with friends and lots of food. Hurricanes, red beans and rice, cornbread, slow-cooker jambalaya (graciously made by a friend), and of course.. King Cake!
Traditionally King Cake is made with a brioche dough, but when you, yourself, would eventually like to join the party too and not spend another hour in the kitchen.. you go looking for shortcuts. Through Pinterest, I was able to find this recipe provided by The Healthy Cooking Blog. I used her basic outline for the recipe, but instead of no-fat or reduced fat ingredients I used the regular full-fat foods. It is after all Mardi Gras, people.
King Cakes tend to be a lil on the dry side if you're not careful. Next time I might double the amount of cream cheese or skip the cream cheese and opt for an apple filling. It was definitely a crowd pleaser though at the party!
