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re: Best King Cake for 2021?

Posted on 1/11/21 at 12:36 pm to
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
37322 posts
Posted on 1/11/21 at 12:36 pm to
I like Haydel's because it's more of a pastry than a conventional cake...

can y'all tell me other places that do the same sort of cake?
Posted by LigerFan
Member since Jan 2014
2871 posts
Posted on 1/11/21 at 1:37 pm to
quote:

if you mean crystal weddings (in the lafayette area), they were very good many years ago...they were very comparable to keller's and quite a bit cheaper...a few years ago, i ordered one and was very disappointed...they no longer use the danish pastry recipe, so it is a glorified donut now...i ordered chocolate caramel pecan cream cheese, and it had zero caramel or cream cheese, a watery chocolate sauce and a total of 2 pieces of pecan


Man, not sure if you got a bad batch or I got a good one, but I picked one up while I was getting boudin from Billy's and thought it was great.
Posted by moontigr
Dark Side of the Moon
Member since Nov 2020
7773 posts
Posted on 1/11/21 at 2:02 pm to
My top 5 in no particular order:

Dong Phuong
Calandro’s
Hi-Do
Keller’s
Maurice’s
Posted by ShootingsBricks4Life
Member since May 2017
2601 posts
Posted on 1/11/21 at 3:26 pm to
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The best King Cake is always Manny Randazzo's, and I don't want to hear anything else on the matter.



Nonna's! Also don't forget Caluda's!
Posted by nerd guy
Grapevine
Member since Dec 2008
13842 posts
Posted on 1/11/21 at 3:51 pm to
quote:

Cannata’s


How good are these? There's a cajun market in Colleyville that plans on selling some of these.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
17787 posts
Posted on 1/11/21 at 6:12 pm to
quote:

How good are these? There's a cajun market in Colleyville that plans on selling some of these


Great. Try the gooey butter
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
48168 posts
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:33 pm to
I had the cannatas shipped to me and was super disappointed. I’d rate it a step above a Walmart cake. Not even close to the level of a Keller’s or dong phoung
Posted by NOLATiger71
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2017
1834 posts
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:43 pm to
For all those who liked the old Alois J Benders Bakery in New Orleans. The kids have been making king cakes for a couple few years and it’s growing. Try Jay’s King Cake, not bad.
This post was edited on 1/14/21 at 9:06 am
Posted by daberryballer
West of da Berry
Member since Oct 2015
989 posts
Posted on 1/13/21 at 11:53 pm to
UPS rates Crystal weddings as the best king cake in south LA as they ship out 200 plus a day for delivery through out the US!
Posted by GEAUXmedic
Premium Member
Member since Nov 2011
42053 posts
Posted on 1/14/21 at 1:03 am to
Cannatas gooey butter is the GOAT king cake. They have a shite ton of flavors, and a shite ton of gooey butter flavors.
Posted by wheelr
New Iberia
Member since Jul 2012
6221 posts
Posted on 1/14/21 at 2:35 am to
Not sure if it has been mentioned but my friend makes a killer king cake.

Le Fille, Son Chien, Le Pain

Think there is a fb page too.

Posted by Cajunate
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
3570 posts
Posted on 1/14/21 at 4:36 am to


Hands down..... Caluda's!!!!!
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
61773 posts
Posted on 1/14/21 at 7:01 am to
200 a day isn’t all that special
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
7196 posts
Posted on 1/14/21 at 5:38 pm to
I hope that aint you.
Posted by daberryballer
West of da Berry
Member since Oct 2015
989 posts
Posted on 1/15/21 at 9:05 am to
The Blueberry/Cream Cheese King Cake from LeFille,Son Chien,LePain is probably best King Cake I've ever had...its very hard to get because of the availability of fresh blueberries (she doesn't use frozen only fresh blueberries). She's at the farmers market in Lafayette every Sat...selling her stuff..its all great..She should have her own store front but she wants to also continue to teach yoga at REDS everyday in addition to being lil miss baker!
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
48168 posts
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:15 am to
Is that her?

Posted by tke_swamprat
Houma, LA
Member since Aug 2004
11213 posts
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:44 am to
Cannatas gooey butter king cake is awesome!

And if you are in Morgan City, check out Gingers!
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
83165 posts
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:03 am to
Caught the 4:00 news yesterday and they did a segment on the new Ideal Market on Burbank making tres leches king cakes. They soak them in 3 different types of milk.

The head baker sounded like an awesome lady and was very proud to mix her Latina heritage with Louisiana (she said she feels Louisiana is just as much her culture now).

Anyway, I headed there this morning to pick one up and it is gorgeous. The entire bakery is gorgeous. Definitely will be coming back next time I need a birthday cake.

I’ll report back on the king cake as soon as I cut into it.









Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
41962 posts
Posted on 1/16/21 at 9:41 am to
King Cake Hub Epiphany was my go to last year. I could eat that whole damn thing in one sitting .
Posted by tigercross
Member since Feb 2008
5075 posts
Posted on 1/16/21 at 4:04 pm to
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tres leches king cakes. They soak them in 3 different types of milk.


You don't say?
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