King Cake Variations
Strawberries and white chocolate are rolled into and spread atop this beautiful king cake. Add it to your Mardi Gras baking lists. For more cakes, look to our One-Layer Cakes Special Issue!
Can we please make everything from cinnamon rolls? Joy of Joy the Baker combined two greats: cinnamon rolls and Mardi Gras. Purple, green, and gold sprinkles adorn pillowy cream cheese frosting slathered on top of rich cinnamon ripples. Pull apart and enjoy.
Donuts and king cake? Yes, you heard correctly. Christina Lane of Dessert for Two stepped up her Mardi Gras game with these beignet-converted donut bars. She used a baked beignet recipe to make these fluffy bites.
4. King Cake Macaroon Recipe (Macaroon Shells)
Who doesn’t love a proper macaroon recipe? Enjoy two favorites in one with these King Cake Macaroons by Justin Hankins. With a cinnamon buttercream filling and a drizzle of vanilla cream glaze, you simply can’t pass these up.
This cake from Louisiana Cookin’ magazine (a fellow Hoffman Media publication) is covered in a decadent chocolate glaze and is almost too pretty to eat!
Michelle Lopez of Hummingbird High used vanilla icing and cinnamon-flavored dough to make these festive Mardi Gras donuts. Easy to transport, easy to eat.
