Duff Goldman

"When Mardi Gras rolls around, Aarón Sánchez makes a beeline for this bakery that serves an over-the-top version of that seasonal staple known as the king cake. Sandwiched between the halves of the cake are rich layers of salted caramel, dulce de leche, sliced bananas, mascarpone cheese and chopped pecans."

Megan Wyatt

"This king cake is called the king of king cakes for a reason. It's filled with salted caramel, bananas, roasted pecans, mascarpone cheese and caramello and is covered in praline glaze and edible gold flecks."

Sara Roahen

"The following recommendations are the upshot of near-daily King Cake tastings during Carnival 2015. May they help sweeten this year’s holiday season: Willa Jean - Lisa White began splitting a brioche-dough King Cake horizontally, filling it with salted caramel, sliced bananas, roasted pecans and mascarpone cheese, and then overlaying it with praline glaze and gold leaf. Yes, seriously."