Try carnival-themed burgers, gelato and soda in Baton Rouge this season
Carnival season is right around the corner, and that means king cakes are already appearing in grocery stores and bakeries statewide. The classic king cake is irresistible, but local eateries offer Baton Rougeans a few adventurous ways to indulge in this Mardi Gras treat.
Cake Jewels: Locally known for creative Christmas-themed treats and cake balls, Cake Jewels offers a variety of Mardi Gras-themed desserts. In addition to a pull-apart cake ball king cake and cupcakes, the bakery has several cake bite flavor options including Zulu, pecan praline, strawberry cream cheese and cinnamon sugar.
Brew Ha-Ha: Owner Gabby Loubiere is again churning out seasonal king cake cake balls at her coffee shop and lunch joint. Brew Ha-Ha offers cake balls in three sizes, and they can be ordered by the dozen or individually in-store.
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Cupcake Allie: This dessert hub has rolled out a king cake cupcake made with traditional cinnamon-sugar king cake dough. Owner Allie Offner says patrons can pick and choose different fillings, or cover them in the “Back Allie” spin: a Rum Chata icing glaze. Cupcake Allie also offers king cake cake balls, which can be purchased individually or fashioned into a pull-apart king cake.
Tiger Deaux-nuts: Known for off-the-wall doughnut concoctions, it’s no surprise Tiger Deax-nuts is serving up king cake doughnuts and doughnut king cake this season. Decorated in purple, green and gold, patrons can pick up a cinnamon-sugar doughnut for breakfast, a full-sized king cake made with doughnut dough or a king cake-sized doughnut in the shop’s other flavors.
La Divina Gelateria: This authentic Italian cafe and gelateria rolls out a special king cake gelato every carnival season, along with custom mini king cakes in a variety of sizes and flavors such as bananas foster, cookie butter and nutella.
Ambrosia Bakery: A little more offbeat than the other options is Ambrosia’s king cake burger. Not your typical Mardi Gras treat, this burger is a quarter-pound beef patty between a bun made of king cake dough topped with icing and sugar in Mardi Gras colors. Customers can customize patty toppings just like an ordinary burger.
Fat Cow: To get a rich king cake flavor without the bread and icing, scoop up one of Fat Cow’s king cake milkshakes. The gourmet burger joint crafts a velvety shake of vanilla ice cream with hints of cream cheese and cinnamon topped with tri-colored sprinkles.
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Abita Brewery: Yet another way to drink king cake is Abita Brewery’s king cake soda. Made with Louisiana cane sugar, the sweet drink tastes of frosting and cinnamon dough.
Copeland’s: This New Orleans-based eatery offers a limited-time cheesecake during Mardi Gras. The cake features a layer of traditional king cake bread topped with the restaurant’s signature cheesecake sprinkled with strudel and sugar in purple, green and gold.
What other interesting king cake concoctions have you seen around Baton Rouge? Share in the comments.