King cake

• 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.
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• When I moved to New Orleans, I discovered that this was a city that — at least in terms of food — was a world to itself. Many of its foods had little in common with those of the South I grew up in. Nearly everything was new and exciting and exotic.
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• Mardi Gras is synonymous with many things: beads, Bourbon Street, Hurricane cocktails, Cajun food, and of course, King Cake.
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• There is a cure to the "I'm-Not-in-New-Orleans" blues and it's called the King Cake.
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• But just how that baby got in the cake is a strange tale – featuring a mysterious traveling salesman — thats worthy of the best Mardi Gras lore and ritual. First, lets talk a little king cake history.
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• Let them eat King Cake. Today is Fat Tuesday, after all. Some fats promote good health, some dont. The Mayo Clinic recommends you enjoy good fats -- in moderation. But today you eat. Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, you fast -- and moderation blows.
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• For this King Cake extra zest is added with grated lemon and orange peels (also called zest). Since few have a tiny plastic baby tucked away in the kitchen, we substituted a dried bean.
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• Any and all negativity has been rolled up and baked into the King Cake (or birthday cake, since were big fans of Buddy, and Kims daughter) that Im not allowed to eat.
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• Participants Include: Sonya "the Black Widow" Thomas, Bob "Notorious B.O.B." Shoudt, and the current king cake champion Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti and more.
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• Tradition dictates that the person who gets the baby must host the following King Cake party. JB customers frequently ask if the baby will be baked inside the cake, but Simon prefers caution to tradition in this case.
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