King Cake cupcakes
For those of you lucky enough to be in New Orleans or another location where Mardi Gras is celebrated in its proper and glorious form, then you're well aware that today is Fat Tuesday and tomorrow is the start of Lent.
These bars meet all King Cake flavor requirements, but are simpler to make and to serve. By Perre Coleman Magness, The Runaway Spoon / February 21, 2012 King Cake bars make a great dessert for a Mardi Gras party, and would pack up beautifully to carry
By Amy Moore Masami Hart displays on Monday the colorful babies that will be used in king cakes sold at Rao's Bakery. Tradition says the cake consumer who finds the baby is king for the day. Photo taken Monday, February 20, 2012 Guiseppe Barranco/The
These bars meet all King Cake flavor requirements, but are simpler to make and to serve. By Perre Coleman Magness, The Runaway Spoon / February 21, 2012 King Cake bars make a great dessert for a Mardi Gras party, and would pack up beautifully to carry
King cake reigns on Fat Tuesday — and the days leading up to it — but there are other traditional indulgences to be had across the country today. Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, Ill., has sold about 600 dozen pączki (pronounced pooch-ski) today alone,