We take our king cakes very seriously this time of year.  We take them seriously and we take them every which way.  

The rule is: the person who finds the baby inside of their king cake slice, has to buy the next king cake for everyone.  It’s a never ending cycle which means there is always a king cake, everywhere, until Ash Wednesday when we all take a deep breath and slowly step away from the cake.  

Most king cakes are sweet, cinnamon roll type pastry, buttery rich and topped with a sweet (cream cheese, if we’re lucky) glaze.  Other king cakes are more puff pastry than not, filled with an indulgent nut filling – like an almond croissant but whoa… a king cake.  

The most elusive is the savory king cake.

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