king cake

[nicolekaplan]

i want to order one and the hubby handed me a flyer for a place but upon checking out the website it seems a little dicey. any suggestions for where to get it from.

[Sneakeater]

This query is somewhat disillusioning -- but makes me less rabidly jealous of your husband.

(They have great king cakes at Payard in NYC, BTW -- but they're only available on Epiphany, AFAIK, so too late this year!)

[TAPrice]

Haydel's does a brisk business in mailorder king cakes:

Haydel's Bakery

[Mayhaw Man]

I was going to tell you Randazzo's because they make my favorite one, but if you take a look at the site, you will find that I would be wasting your time-they're sold out through the holiday. Wow.

So, aside from Haydel's (which are, in fact, good) you might want to take a look at Gambino's . They know a thing or two about king cakes.

[TAPrice]

For what it's worth, we sent a Haydel's cake to friends in New York. They reported that it came in a nice package. I don't have many details, but they were pleased.

Edited February 8, 2007 by TAPrice (log)

[Mayhaw Man]

For what it's worth, we sent a Haydel's cake to friend in New York. They reported that it came in a nice package. I don't have many details, but they were pleased.

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We send Haydel's King Cakes as work gifts and everyone has always seemed pleased (if not, just a little, befuddled as I usually have to explain what they are to the clueless masses). Last year they were including a Mardi Gras CD, but I'm not sure that they are doing that now.

[highchef]

There's http://www.paulspastry.com/ . They are in Picayune, and they're very good, and great about shipping. Cakes arrive fresh, well packaged. They're not skimpy cakes either. You have a huge filling selection if you like that, and can get multiple fillings/cake.

I like to make my own, but when I have to ship them, I just order from them.

[nicolekaplan]

sneakeater

why are you disillusioned? i've never had a real new orleans style king cake and i want to see what it's like, i consider this research as well as marital counseling. also wouldn't the payard ones be more pithivier style?

Edited February 8, 2007 by nicolekaplan (log)

[Sneakeater]

YES AND THEY'RE GREAT!!!!!!!

[nicolekaplan]

the hubby loves those as well