King Cakes

New Orleanians are passionate about their king cakes. Variations on the Mardi Gras-season treat are made all over town.

READ: King of Mardi Gras »

moist, eggy brioche bun, gilded in a thin purple-and-gold glaze — The bakery Sucre makes this small, moist, eggy brioche bun, gilded in a thin purple-and-gold glaze.

king cake sliced into an oval and then covered with cream cheese icing — The Vietnamese-American shop Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery slices its king cake and reshapes the slices into an oval, which is then covered with cream cheese icing.

plain cake is simply sprinkled with colored sugars — For this less-common version from Hi-Do Bakery, a plain cake is simply sprinkled with colored sugars.

cake with sugar icing and decorated with sanding sugars — A simple confectioners' sugar icing, decorated with sanding sugars, make this version, from Gambino's, the classic New Orleans king cake.

modern king cake filled with apples and goat cheese and decorated a la Jackson Pollock — This modern cake, filled with apples and tangy goat cheese and decorated a la Jackson Pollock, is from Cake Cafe and Bakery.

King Cakes

New Orleanians are passionate about their king cakes. Variations on the Mardi Gras-season treat are made all over town.

READ: King of Mardi Gras »

moist, eggy brioche bun, gilded in a thin purple-and-gold glaze — The bakery Sucre makes this small, moist, eggy brioche bun, gilded in a thin purple-and-gold glaze.

king cake sliced into an oval and then covered with cream cheese icing — The Vietnamese-American shop Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery slices its king cake and reshapes the slices into an oval, which is then covered with cream cheese icing.

plain cake is simply sprinkled with colored sugars — For this less-common version from Hi-Do Bakery, a plain cake is simply sprinkled with colored sugars.

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cake with sugar icing and decorated with sanding sugars — A simple confectioners' sugar icing, decorated with sanding sugars, make this version, from Gambino's, the classic New Orleans king cake.

modern king cake filled with apples and goat cheese and decorated a la Jackson Pollock — This modern cake, filled with apples and tangy goat cheese and decorated a la Jackson Pollock, is from Cake Cafe and Bakery.

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