{"id":296,"date":"2015-03-07T14:43:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T22:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leighadactyl.com\/food\/?p=296"},"modified":"2015-03-07T14:43:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T22:43:09","slug":"king-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leighadactyl.com\/food\/king-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"King Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mardi Gras was a while ago now, but back when it was in the future, we had a Joe Cain Day<\/a> party and I made one of these:<\/p>\n

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It was REALLY good. I used half a recipe of brioche dough from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day<\/em> (recipe available here<\/a>), and the kneading and shaping techniques from their website (here<\/a>). But people, their moderately iced cake looks nothing like a King Cake. And I wasn’t so into what sounded like\u00a0a subtle citrus flavored bread, instead of a filled cake, a giant cinnamon roll or cream cheese danish, so I used the filling recipe here<\/a>. The only problem is that when you fill this dough, roll it up and bake, the crust tends to break and your filling is\u00a0exposed. Maybe I should try a braid next time? Seems like too much work. Anyway, the frosting covers it up. I don’t remember how I made the frosting, I think it was 4 oz cream cheese, 1\/4 (or 1\/2?) cup powdered sugar, zest and juice of one lemon. May have been a few tablespoons butter in there, too. Drizzle on and cover with sprinkles.<\/p>\n

What else did we have? Red beans and rice, of course. I used Emeril’s recipe<\/a>, using garlic pork sausage instead of smoked because I haven’t really been able to find that here, and the cheapest white rice, which I think is important to the dish.<\/p>\n

And hurricanes! Using this recipe<\/a> as a starting point. I used a passion fruit juice mixer instead of syrup (found in the mixers section of the liquor store) and ended up adding some orange, lime and a touch of pomegranate juice. It was also REALLY good.<\/p>\n

Speaking of rum, I need to share a story here. I was in the beer\/liquor aisle at Safeway and an old man saw me looking at beers. He gestured to his six pack of Budweiser saying, “This is a good beer!” Me, chuckling: “I’m looking for my dad so I might end up with Budweiser!” A few minutes later he came over to me with a bottle of Meyer’s Rum in his hand, explaining, “This is the best rum. My son brings it back from Cuba but there it is only about $8.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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