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Best plain king cake in your opinion

Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:14 am
Posted by gorillacoco
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:14 am
I vote Rouses. We picked up a cinnamon king cake (in addition to a strawberry cream cheese) because of someone who is lactose intolerant. It was legit possibly the best plain king cake i have ever had. I don't really care for their fillings though, which is unfortunate because the cake and icing is so good.
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:29 am to
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I vote Rouses.


Best of the store brands maybe. I prefer McKenzie's for that style.

ETA: I'm not saying Rouse's king cakes are bad though.
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 10:30 am
Posted by MightyYat
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:43 am to
That's probably the best in BR. Down here, any of the Randazzo's ones will do.
Posted by PapaPogey
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:45 am to
Let me ask my dog how that Rouses cinnamon king cake was
Posted by Alt26
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 11:08 am to
In BR I've been going with Calandro's
Posted by Honky Lips
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 11:11 am to
Mr Ronnie's in Houma
Posted by LSUSilverfox
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 11:12 am to
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In BR I've been going with Calandro's


Calandro's is twice the price of a Rouses king cake. FYI.
Posted by Marfa
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:09 pm to
Coffee &
Posted by cbtullis
Atlanta
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:48 pm to
Calandro's for me
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Posted by RidiculousHype
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:26 pm to
Rouse's cinnamon king cake is excellent
Posted by PeteRose
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:27 pm to
I used to get the plain at Calandro's. I get the cream cheese with pecan and coconut topping if I've been excercising.
Posted by MNCscripper
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:34 pm to
I've bought (2) plain cinnamon from Alexander's and neither of them lasted 2 days.

Heavenly Donuts has good ones too
Posted by thegreatboudini
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:35 pm to
Meche's in Lafayette
Posted by RidiculousHype
The Hatch
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:38 pm to
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plain cinnamon from Alexander's


Real good too
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:38 pm to
Rouses rolls out cinnamon rolls then frosts them. It's passable but the from scratch ones are better
Posted by ChatRabbit77
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:38 pm to
The past two years I have been getting most king cakes from Ralph's Market at Pelican Point shopping center in Gonzales. It has always been fantastic whether I buy plain or filled king cakes.
Posted by Alt26
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 2:03 pm to
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Calandro's is twice the price of a Rouses king cake. FYI.


If true, then Rouses' just got a new customers. Admittedly, I don't buy a ton of king cakes, but Calandro's charges $15.00 per. It seemed high to me, but maybe that's the going rate
Posted by LSUSilverfox
Member since Jun 2007
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 2:48 pm to
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If true, then Rouses' just got a new customers. Admittedly, I don't buy a ton of king cakes, but Calandro's charges $15.00 per. It seemed high to me, but maybe that's the going rate


$12.99 for the "small" at Calandro's.
$5.99 for the "small" at Rouses.

I'm a huge fan of the Calandro's king cake but it's not that much better.
Posted by JGood
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 2:53 pm to
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Meche's in Lafayette
Leaps and bounds better than any other.
Posted by Ed Osteen
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Posted on 1/13/17 at 4:14 pm to
Zulu King cake from Ambrosia

Any King cake from Doughlicious Donuts in Hammond, they deep fry the king cake with the filling and then top with icing. It's a giant donut with king cake filling
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 4:24 pm
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