It's king cake, not beef cake

Fraulein

Fraulein

Spooks? Where are you?...
Super Member
Registered
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
379
Reaction score
130
Location
If I were to tell you, then that would be cheating
We haven't even had Christmas yet, and they're already pushing king cakes at my local grocery store! This madness is literally a month too early. Three Kings Day is about the earliest that people might start celebrating Mardi Gras, which is always January 6th.

I know, I know. You're probably thinking, "You live in the Mardi Gras capital of the world, what do you expect?" Well, I don't live on Bourbon St. or even close to it, so a perpetual Mardi Gras doesn't exist in areas other than Bourbon St. or the French Quarter, i.e. where I live.
The Endymion parade, which is a very well known parade, passes through this area and right alongside the grocery store, but that's a stretch considering how early it is in the season.

It's pretty annoying whenever holidays overlap. People are just getting over Thanksgiving, and it's already Mardi Gras...
What is with these businesses? *crosses arms and pouts*

Exhibit A:

images

(a slice of king cake)
Perfectly okay on or after January 6th. Criminal before January 6th or after Fat Tuesday. :tongue
 
Last edited:

Susie

Thanks, special friend for my avi!
Super Member
Registered
Joined
Feb 12, 2005
Messages
37,910
Reaction score
46,044
Location
Among the chocolate fairies:)
Wow, Fraulein, I knew I likes you! Hangin' in. How about you? Merry Xmas & Happy New Year a bit early. That sounds wonderful!
 
Fraulein

Fraulein

Spooks? Where are you?...
Super Member
Registered
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
379
Reaction score
130
Location
If I were to tell you, then that would be cheating
Susie said:
Wow, Fraulein, I knew I likes you! Hangin' in. How about you? Merry Xmas & Happy New Year a bit early. That sounds wonderful!
Click to expand...
Doing well, now that my Therapeutics final is over with! *wipes sweat from brow* I have four more finals, though. :e2steer:
AW is a nice place to take a break away from studying, especially with so many wonderful personalities. :)
 
Fraulein

Fraulein

Spooks? Where are you?...
Super Member
Registered
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
379
Reaction score
130
Location
If I were to tell you, then that would be cheating
It's a big, round, sweet, cinnamon bread (the size of a cake) that's drizzled in white, purple, green, and gold/yellow icing, and if it is filled, the filling will consist of a fruit pie filling (strawberry, blueberry, cherry, apple, lemon, etc.), sweetened cream cheese, Bavarian style cream, pecan/praline cream, or chocolate.

There is also a tiny plastic baby inside the cake, and traditionally, whomever gets the baby has to buy the next cake.

How does it sound, Ferret?
 
Last edited:
Shadow_Ferret

Shadow_Ferret

Court Jester
Super Member
Registered
Joined
Apr 26, 2005
Messages
23,708
Reaction score
10,657
Location
In a world of my own making
Website
shadowferret.wordpress.com
Fraulein said:
It's a big, round, sweet, cinnamon bread (the size of a cake) that's drizzled in white, purple, green, and gold/yellow icing, and if it is filled, the filling will consist of a fruit pie filling (strawberry, blueberry, cherry, apple, lemon, etc.), sweetened cream cheese, Bavarian style cream, pecan/praline cream, or chocolate.

There is also a tiny plastic baby inside the cake, and traditionally, whomever gets the baby has to buy the next cake.

How does it sound, Ferret?
Click to expand...
sounds wonderful. My luck I'd break a tooth on the baby.
 
Fraulein

Fraulein

Spooks? Where are you?...
Super Member
Registered
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
379
Reaction score
130
Location
If I were to tell you, then that would be cheating
Shadow_Ferret said:
sounds wonderful. My luck I'd break a tooth on the baby.
Click to expand...
I've never seen that happen, so I wouldn't worry. They put warnings on the cake packaging like: "includes inedible figurine", "contains plastic doll", "Warning! Small plastic object hidden within cake."... to spoil the fun :tongue. Also, the nice locals will always tell the newbies to watch for the baby.

Oh, and the baby will almost always be on the bottom of the cake, not within the filling. So, people will simply turn their pieces over to investigate.
 
Silver King

Silver King

Megalops Erectus
Super Member
Registered
Joined
Apr 11, 2006
Messages
12,438
Reaction score
8,932
Location
Florida (West Central)
I was tempted to change the thread title to include Silver King Cakes, but we've had an outcry lately regarding censorship, and I didn't want to push the envelope. ;)

I've never had the pleasure to try one, though the way you describe them, with a deft hand that brings those pastries alive, king cakes sound mighty tasty.
 
Fraulein

Fraulein

Spooks? Where are you?...
Super Member
Registered
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
379
Reaction score
130
Location
If I were to tell you, then that would be cheating
Silver King said:
I was tempted to change the thread title to include Silver King Cakes, but we've had an outcry lately regarding censorship, and I didn't want to push the envelope. ;)

I've never had the pleasure to try one, though the way you describe them, with a deft hand that brings those pastries alive, king cakes sound mighty tasty.
Click to expand...
You can change the title if you'd like. It would be funny. I don't know how long the thread'll last though...
 
Silver King

Silver King

Megalops Erectus
Super Member
Registered
Joined
Apr 11, 2006
Messages
12,438
Reaction score
8,932
Location
Florida (West Central)
Fraulein said:
You can change the title if you'd like. It would be funny...
Click to expand...
What's really funny is that I changed it earlier, but only for a moment; and before anyone noticed, switched it back to the original title. I do that sometimes, for no other reason than to amuse myself. :D
I don't know how long the thread'll last though...
Click to expand...
It would probably die immediately, but I bet it would get tons of views if we changed it to: Silver King cakes available, with all of the beef you can handle!
 
Shadow_Ferret

Shadow_Ferret

Court Jester
Super Member
Registered
Joined
Apr 26, 2005
Messages
23,708
Reaction score
10,657
Location
In a world of my own making
Website
shadowferret.wordpress.com
Silver King said:
It would probably die immediately, but I bet it would get tons of views if we changed it to: Silver King cakes available, with all of the beef you can handle!
Click to expand...
Well, except then we'd have the Truth in Advertising people down on us so fast it'll make our heads spin.
 
truelyana

truelyana

Set yourself free
Super Member
Registered
Joined
Dec 1, 2006
Messages
4,283
Reaction score
3,060
Location
Surrey, United Kingdom
Website
expressiveworld.com
Fraulein said:
We haven't even had Christmas yet, and they're already pushing king cakes at my local grocery store! This madness is literally a month too early. Three Kings Day is about the earliest that people might start celebrating Mardi Gras, which is always January 6th.

I know, I know. You're probably thinking, "You live in the Mardi Gras capital of the world, what do you expect?" Well, I don't live on Bourbon St. or even close to it, so a perpetual Mardi Gras doesn't exist in areas other than Bourbon St. or the French Quarter, i.e. where I live.
The Endymion parade, which is a very well known parade, passes through this area and right alongside the grocery store, but that's a stretch considering how early it is in the season.

It's pretty annoying whenever holidays overlap. People are just getting over Thanksgiving, and it's already Mardi Gras...
What is with these businesses? *crosses arms and pouts*

Exhibit A:

images

(a slice of king cake)
Perfectly okay on or after January 6th. Criminal before January 6th or after Fat Tuesday. :tongue
Click to expand...

Wow, that's interesting. We also use "Bolo Rei" in Portugal. This King Cake is the Portuguese Christmas Cake. It arrived in Portugal in the 19th Century after the French Galette des Rois. The tradition is the 'fava bean' which has now been banned from Portugal, as a kid choked on it and died. If the 'fava bean' was found than that person had to buy the next Bolo Rei.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.