5 king cakes you can order online for Mardi Gras
A delicious way to celebrate Fat Tuesday
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The vibrant festivities of Mardi Gras are just around the corner. And while we may not all be able to spend the holiday running around on Bourbon Street with a Hurricane daiquiri in hand, it’s still possible to bring the tastiest parts of Mardi Gras into your own home—including enjoying an over-the-top king cake from bakeries across the nation.
If you’re not familiar with king cake, it’s a delicious ring of sweet cinnamon pastry covered in white frosting and sprinkles in the official colors of Mardi Gras: green for faith, purple for justice, and gold for power.
According to tradition, breaking into a king cake during Mardi Gras derives from the story in the Bible of the three kings who brought gifts to baby Jesus, hence the small plastic baby hidden in each cake. It’s good luck to get the slice with the little baby, just make sure you don't crack a tooth!
Here are our picks for five king cakes you can order online (and all are available for national shipping). Of course, with Fat Tuesday right around the corner on February 21st, it’s best to order sooner rather than later to avoid any delayed shipping times.
1. Gambino’s Bakery
The King Rex King Cake Kit lets you DIY your king cake.
This legendary bakery, which has been serving king cakes and other French pastries in New Orleans since 1949, ships its equally legendary The King Rex King Cake Kit nationwide. The cake is made with fresh butter and cinnamon, and when it arrives at your door it comes with packages of white fondant icing and colored sprinkles for some DIY king cake action.
2. Maurice French Pastries
Go for the full-sized king cake or opt for a 4-pack of mini king cakes.
This 23-year-old bakery is offering its award-winning king cake to order online with nationwide shipping. The braided brioche cake comes with icing and colored sugar packets, along with colorful beaded necklaces and doubloons to get the Mardi Gras party started. The bakery also offers a 4-pack of mini king cakes for sharing.
3. Breads on Oak
Breads on Oak vegan king cakes use an almond instead of a plastic baby.
Vegans, this one’s for you. This New Orleans bakery makes its cake using non-GMO vegan ingredients and bakes it right in the heart of a stone hearth oven. Instead of a plastic baby, Breads on Oak swaps in an almond, and the cake comes in three varieties: traditional, with bavarian cream, or with cream cheese filling.
4. Angel Food Bakery
This giant doughnut is here to elevate your Mardi Gras party.
If you prefer your cake in doughnut form, Minneapolis-based Angel Food Cake has you covered. This Mardi Gras King Cake Jumbo Donut is fit for a king, weighing in at a pound and big enough to serve four party guests.
Complete with colorful frosting, edible beads, and a hidden figurine to keep with tradition, this doughnut will be the life of any party.
5. Clauda’s King Cake
This king cake ships via FedEx priority, so it's a great option when you need cake fast.
In a rush to get your hands on a King Cake? Then you’re in luck, because Clauda’s King Cakes ship exclusively with FedEx and offer priority overnight shipping. The historic bakery offers three different varieties of king cake to choose from, including traditional with no icing, cream cheese-filled, praline-filled, and more.
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