After Christmas is over and all of the presents and decorations are put away, the date I look forward to the most is January 6th, the Epiphany (or King’s Day). This day is the official start of the Carnival Season and every New Orleanian knows what that means…….
So, it is only fitting that we start our “Mardi Gras Mambo” giveaway series with a King Cake Package from Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery!
Renee from What Mommies Need and I just love the sweet smell of King Cake! We knew that we must share this totally yummy tradition (and calories!) with our readers.
King’s Day is celebrated as the date the gift-bearing Magi visited the baby Jesus. The King Cake is baked in honor of the three kings and the baby (plastic, porcelain or gold) placed inside the cake symbolizes the baby Jesus. Originally, these oval cakes were a simple ring of dough with a small amount of decoration. Today’s King Cakes are much more festive! After the rich Danish dough is braided and baked, the “baby” is inserted. The top of the ring or oval cake is then covered with delicious sugar toppings in the traditional Mardi Gras colors: purple, green and gold.
In New Orleans, King Cake parties are held throughout the Carnival Season. The person who receives the slice of cake with the baby is asked to continue the festivities by hosting the next King Cake party.
The nice folks over at Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery have graciously offered one lucky reader
a medium traditional king cake package (including baby) baked to perfection!
This package includes a unique Randazzo’s Mardi Gras theme bag, stuffed with beads, doubloons,the history of Mardi Gras and the king cake, a 2009 commemorative 11x 16 color poster, and a beautiful feather mask.
Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery continues a long family tradition of handmade and braided king cakes and say with heartfelt sincerity that everything at Randazzo’s is “made with love from beginning to end.”
Randazzo’s was even featured on the Food Network’s popular program Unwrapped!
I see you drooling! You must want to win a King Cake! Lucky for you, we have one to give away!
Remember we are generously offering you an opportunity to DOUBLE your chances by registering here as well as at What Mommies Need.
How to enter:
1) Visit Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery and tell us which filling you would love to try.
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6) Donate to the Ark Adventure and receive an extra entry!
Contest ends at 11:59pmCST on February 16th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.
I would love to try the pecan-praline flavor
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oh the flour de lis king cake looks good
I think Cream Cheese or Apple would rock!
Be still my heart: Randazzo’s makes a “Turtle Cheesecake Kingcake.” Sign me up!
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pecan-praline flavor cake sounds good:)
My favorite is the Pecan and cream cheese mix filling, covered with white icing, drizzled with fundge and caramel, topped with more pecans! Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!
Mama mia, I would loooove to try a strawberry filled king cake!
I would love to try the pecan praline filling or the cream cheese filling
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I would love to try the strawberry filling. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
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Raspberry sounds good, as does apple. Thank you so much for this giveaway!
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I’d love to try the Cream Cheese Filling. Thanks for the review and giveaway!
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Cream cheese sounds good!
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Those are almost too pretty to eat. I would go for the cream cheese filling.
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I would love to try the pecan-praline
I’ve been hearing about how good King Cakes are for years, and now you’ve got a chance for us to win? Awesome!
I’d love to try the pecan praline. (and that’s pu CAHN and praw leen, lol)
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I’d love to try the Turtle Cheesecake King Cake which has a pecan and cream cheese filling. asthenight at gmail dot com
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I’d like to try the pecan praline filling! Great giveaway!
Strawberry or Pecan Praline, it’s a tough call! I think I’d have to go with strawberry.
turtle king cake…OMG…carmel, fudge and pecans sounds so good.
Thanks!
Pecan Cheesecake filling looks tasty. For the plain fillings…maybe cherry.
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The turtle sounds yummy.
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The Turtle Cheesecake Kingcake sounds lovely.
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I would love to try the cherry filling!
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I love lemon and these look like they would be so good!
Thanks!
kim@accidentalmommies.com
Delish! The Cream Cheese filling sounds fab. Thanks!
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Apple! YUM-O!
I have never even had a King Cake but heard so much about them.
Linda
The cream cheese filling or the pecan praline. Thanks.
Wow, I never knew King Cakes came in flavors. I have never had one. I think I would want to try the Turtle Cheesecake King Cake. Thanks for the giveaway
Rene
I would like to try the Pecan-Praline filling.
well with me i can say i like them all and well i go with what ever one the best but well thay alsound so good and well i have heard abt the king cakes befor as well and also thay say the one who does find the baby will also have good luck for the whole year and i realy do think this is a grate way to help your children learn abt mardi gras . please enter me infor this thanks .
Im just gonna be mad if i dont win this now…….. turtle cheesecake king cake please and you better have one ready when i show up.
trisha
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oh man, i love these cakes. i would like to try the cream cheese filling
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The cream cheese filling please!
Cream cheese thanks jacquecurl@gmail.com
Cream Cheese would be yummy!