Hankerin' for a slice of King Cake for Mardi Gras? Here are eight spots to feed that need
Parades kick off Feb. 2, and Thibodaux's King Cake Festival is Saturday. Everyone is seeing green, purple and gold.
Local bakers begin making king cakes just after Christmas, but the traditional opening of King Cake season is King's Day. Also known as Twelfth Night or Epiphany, its the day the Bible says the three kings arrived to see the newborn Jesus. This year, that was Jan. 6. Unlike the three kings, no one wants to see the King Cake baby, or they have the pony-up for the next cake.
Here's eight locations to sweeten your Mardi Gras season.
Cajun Meat Market
The market comes in with a meatier treat, literally. The boudin king cake is French bread stuffed with crawfish boudin served with a crawfish-based queso sauce.
Where: 216 Mystic Blvd., Houma
Call: (985) 851-1727
Cannata's Market
Its Gooey Butter Snickerdoodle King Cake won the People's Choice award at the 2019 King Cake Festival in New Orleans. Give its Rougagooey King Cake a try, which Cannata's says is filled with "Louisiana sugar, pecans and tradition."
Where: 6289 W. Park Ave. in Houma.
Call: (985) 873-9174.
Chez Cake Bakery
Chez Cake Bakery offers King Cakes in flavors including traditional, Red Velvet cake, stuffed brownie, ooey gooey and Chantilly (called the "Rex King Cake"). Prices range from $10 to $40.
Where: 1297 St. Charles St., Houma
Call: (985) 262 - 4246
Mr. Ronnie's Famous Hot Donuts
Mr. Ronnie's is cooking up both small and large King Cakes, starting with a small at $14 and running to $25 for all the bells and whistles on a large. The variations run from Bavarian cream, spiced apple, strawberry, pecan praline, peanut butter and jelly and maple bacon. Cream cheese can be added to any king cake.
Call: (985) 868-9065
Where: 1171 W. Tunnel Blvd. in Houma.
P.J.'s Coffee
Pick up classic king cakes from Nonna Randazzo's Bakery at PJ's Coffee shops in Houma and Thibodaux. The shops offer at least three flavors: traditional, cream cheese and pecan praline cream cheese. Prices range from $27.99 to $29.99.
Where: 1311 St. Charles St. and 1128 Grand Caillou Rd. in Houma and 200 E. Bayou Rd. in Thibodaux.
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Rouses Markets
King cakes in a spectrum of flavors can be found at various Rouses locations across Terrebonne and Lafourche. Available fillings include strawberry, praline, cream cheese and more. Their cakes are covered in icing and dusted in purple, green and gold sugar.
Website: rouses.com/our-food/bakery
Veggie Rebel
Looking for a vegan alternative to the traditional King Cake? Leah Duncan Moorman is the owner of Veggie Rebel and is a home baker with a multitude of vegan options ranging from $45 to $60. Each cake has about 20 slices. She asks that half be paid upfront and the rest is paid at pick up.
Where: 208 Wisteria Dr. She also arranges pick ups with customers in Terrebonne and Lafourche, and also in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Call: (985) 227-3983
Willow Cafe
This small cafe‘ in Thibodaux, formerly known as the Weeping Willow, offers both traditional King Cake and specialties, like the pecan King Cake and King Cake bread pudding. Prices range from $18.99 to $40.99. The King Cake bread pudding is $2.35 a serving.
Where: 713 W 3rd St., Thibodaux
Call: (985) 448-0444
This article originally appeared on The Courier: Mardi Gras King Cake bakeries in Terrebonne and Lafourche
