King Cake rant (1 Viewer)

[Boy_of_wonder75]

In all honesty, king cake is an overrated pastry.

 

[livefromDC]

In all honesty, king cake is an overrated pastry.

That's the post stuffed king cake diabetes talking.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

In all honesty, king cake is an overrated pastry.

you're an overrated pastry

 

[St. Widge]

In all honesty, king cake is an overrated pastry.

I have to agree. I've honestly never understood the hype. I do occasionally like a king cake from the Randazzo family but that's more nostalgia for me since I grew up in The Parish and the only king cakes we ever got were from Randazzo's until I was around 18. The rest to me vary from bad to meh.

I freely admit that I'm not a candy or cake person, but I just don't get the obsession with king cakes. Is it just that it's a good excuse to eat a bunch of sweets for month?

I will say that actual French king cakes are very good. But, to the extent I like sweets, I prefer things like Napoleons, pies, and tarts over cake.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

I have to agree. I've honestly never understood the hype. I do occasionally like a king cake from the Randazzo family but that's more nostalgia for me since I grew up in The Parish and the only king cakes we ever got were from Randazzo's until I was around 18. The rest to me vary from bad to meh.

I freely admit that I'm not a candy or cake person, but I just don't get the obsession with king cakes. Is it just that it's a good excuse to eat a bunch of sweets for month?

I will say that actual French king cakes are very good. But, to the extent I like sweets, I prefer things like Napoleons, pies, and tarts over cake.

SAME

 

[Madmarsha]

I want a king cake stuffed with another king cake that's been stuffed with a snowball which itself has been stuffed with ice cream.

So it'll be a kingballcream?

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I have to agree. I've honestly never understood the hype. I do occasionally like a king cake from the Randazzo family but that's more nostalgia for me since I grew up in The Parish and the only king cakes we ever got were from Randazzo's until I was around 18. The rest to me vary from bad to meh.

I freely admit that I'm not a candy or cake person, but I just don't get the obsession with king cakes. Is it just that it's a good excuse to eat a bunch of sweets for month?

I will say that actual French king cakes are very good. But, to the extent I like sweets, I prefer things like Napoleons, pies, and tarts over cake.

I think this is why many (including myself) are snotty about ONLY having king cake in season
Evaluating it as JUST a pastry misses most of the point
It’s like trying to separate whole turkey from thanksgiving

We, in this country, have so few ritual celebrations that I feel it’s important to hang onto the few we have

 

[St. Widge]

I think this is why many (including myself) are snotty about ONLY having king cake in season
Evaluating it as JUST a pastry
It’s like trying to separate whole turkey from thanksgiving

We, in this country, have so few ritual celebrations that I feel it’s important to hang onto the few we have

The ritual part I get because I too read my Joseph Campbell. It's also why I get at least one king cake every year, eat Turkey (which I don't like) on Thanksgiving, and celebrate Christmas despite being an atheist.

 

[Merl]

That's the post stuffed king cake diabetes talking.

I'm not diabetic and while I am not a cake fan I do like a good chocolate and Red Velvet cake but King Cake is pure sugar and I just don't like the grainy texture it has. I prefer a good pumpkin , apple, or most fruit pies for a dessert.

 

[Madmarsha]

We can revisit this again in a couple months. In the meantime ..... THE KNIFE STAYS IN THE BOX!

 

[El Caliente]

So it'll be a kingballcream?

Please, this is a family site.