Mardi Gras

Happy Mardi Gras!  Being the Louisiana girl I am, my most absolute favorite thing about Mardi Gras is the King Cake.  My dad and I have been making King Cake together since I was in Junior High - and now we each bake them and compare how pretty they are!  Here are the ones I made this year:

We use my grandmother's cinnamon roll recipe, fill the dough with cinnamon and sugar, and twist into shape.  Austin has been begging me put cream cheese in one, so the one on the left (and in the close up picture) is filled with cream cheese.  It was amazing!!!  I will definitely be making a plain one and a cream cheese filled one every year!

I love making these cakes because it provides an excuse to have people over and share good food with good friends!  It make be an all-afternoon process, but it's worth it in the end!

Laissez les bons temps roulet!!!