A King Cake Special Delivery

Concern about the possibility of suffocation in a pink plastic baby hidden in the cake is not your concern than the average candy when I looked, but there is nothing about Mardi Gras in New Orleans is very average. And this is candy, especially in plastic baby classic Mardi Gras, King Cake. Although Mardi Gras is right for Lent, and before the season is based on the Christian holiday of Easter in the history of King Cake tradition of Easter Holiday, but the tradition gala Christmas. "The King" in the King Cake, a reference to the three kings or wise men who followed Jesus to his house. As is well known holiday of Epiphany, Twelfth Night, or (more important to our mix) the day the king, who celebrated on January 6, which starts at the Carnival season in New Orleans, peaking at Fat Tuesday.
It is said that French settlers in Louisiana with the size of the cake theirs. It was originally a yeast dough, such as brioche, with a light coat of flour or sprinkle sugar. Today, the king cake dough may be anything from classic brioche dough, thick and sweet pastries such as Danish dough swirled with cinnamon and nuts. Sometimes the dough, flavored with lemon peel easily. Included in the repertoire of the king cake king cake today is full. Fillings include chocolate or vanilla custard, fruit fillings or sweet cheese. Cake baked in a oval, like a crown. Is often the first braided or twisted. King cake flowers between, a thick white cream, glazes, flavored with lemon, sweet light. The only thing that does not change the three colors of flowers the traditional sport of Mardi Gras: purple (symbolizing justice), green (faith) and gold (power.)
As is the case with the British tradition of fire or silver Thimbles Holiday Birth plum pudding, baked in the cake first, peas, beans or nuts currency to "price" on the cake. Today, a child of plastic (the child Jesus) is baked in the dough. In the late 1800s, and was the "King" and "Queen" of Mardi Gras, including the option of a piece of cake, including the price. Today it is still considered lucky in the price of the cake for you. Is the one who pulls the price is in charge of the King Cake party or the other cast, or at least, buy the next cake to keep the party going and the meal.
King of New Orleans business cake is big business, and there is a copy of all tastes and budgets. While in New Orleans in February, my friend Katie bought one for me to sample. They buy it in her local grocery store, Langenstein, but there was a king and cakes in almost anywhere. But I have to try again this week in honor of Fat Tuesday, and many others, thank God, had the same idea: a custom provider that uses the King Cake box for shipping FedEx. Our pictures show some of the travel of our King Cake in New Orleans and back home.