When it comes to king cakes, everyone has a favorite shop that fills the need for that seasonal treat that is made just so we Louisianans have an excuse to eat an obligatory sweet at every gathering during Mardi Gras.
My personal favorite exists only in mind now; as far as I know, “the” Conoco (or any Conoco) in Thibodaux does not make king cakes anymore, but when they were putting them out, they put out some quality goods. I’ve always been partial to the straight sugar topping as opposed to often gloppy white icing topped with sugar. Give me some dyed sucrose crystals and call it a day.
On the inside, I like a denser cake but it has to be moist and it has to have lots and lots of cinnamon and sugar. The Conoco version was a essentially a dough ring that was cut in half horizontally then a smear of almost gooey cinnamon and sugar was applied with the top half the ring then placed down over it.
Don’t get me wrong, I hardly pass up a piece of king cake no matter what it looks like; from the kind that is essentially a multicolored glazed donut (yes Meche’s I love yours too!) to the most nontraditional filled king cakes (get you a Zulu one at Ambrosia in Baton Rouge and you will NOT regret it) it takes all types to feed the need.
So where does your favorite king cake come from? Rules are simple: you get one vote, the poll is only for plain or unfilled king cakes, and if you have a selection that is not in the poll leave it in the comments and we’ll add it.
Of course, this poll could be titled “who makes the best king cake in Louisiana” but isn’t that essentially asking the same question?
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