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On Fri 03 Mar 2006 12:07:40a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denise~*?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Wed 01 Mar 2006 12:00:07a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> Denise~*?

>
> Naw, I'm not that esoteric
>
>>>I made a King cake today for fun. It was the first time I ever made
>>>one. It was OK, but nothing like the one we ordered a couple years ago
>>>from Haydels Bakery. Does anybody have a good recipe that tastes more
>>>like the "real deal"?
>>>

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>>
>> You didn't post the recipe you used, but most are quite similar. Many
>> of the commercial cakes are quite "over the top", and not really like
>> the "real deal".
>>

>
> Well, to me it doesn't really mater what the orig recipe is, it could be
> just a slight variation or a different method that might make it closer
> to a bakery style. The one we ordered from Haydels was not a "filled"
> cake & they are right in LA. The problem is, they are VERY expensive.
>
> Thanks though, I'll try the recipe you sent some day when I have the
> energy to try again :-)


Good luck!

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