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WHERE TO EAT The best King Cake in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by HuffPost and 9 other food critics.
"If you want a taste of king cake to celebrate Mardi Gras this year — regardless of your location — click through the gallery below for a list of the best bakeries that deliver nation-wide: Manny Randazzo King Cakes - Manny Randazzo's knows king cakes. The bakery devotes their efforts exclusively to the production of these cakes -- and they're one of the few bakeries that offer this treat outside of the traditional season."
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Recommended by HuffPost and 8 other food critics.
"If you want a taste of king cake to celebrate Mardi Gras this year — regardless of your location — click through the gallery below for a list of the best bakeries that deliver nation-wide: Gambino's Bakery - The King Cake is baked fresh, from scratch, with cinnamon, fondant icing and colored sugar. They offer traditional and filled king cakes, but the double filled king cake is extra special."
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Recommended by Sarah Keating and 10 other food critics.
"It’s mystically thin and beautifully layered with filling, covered entirely with icing, and sprinkled with purple green and gold jimmies, NOT sanding sugar. It’s amazing."
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Recommended by Ann Maloney and 7 other food critics.
"And, it's a beautiful little cake, with purple, green and gold luster dusted icing, which has the effect of edible glitter, making it one of the most dazzling cakes around."
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Recommended by Sara Roahen and 7 other food critics.
"Super moist, paved with a thick coating of white icing and sporting the tie-dyed look of purple, green and gold sugars that have succumbed to humidity, Haydel’s King Cake has always embodied the essence of Carnival’s garish beauty for me."
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Recommended by Louisiana Cookin' and 7 other food critics.
"Some of Acadiana’s best king cakes."
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Recommended by Taylor Madison and 6 other food critics.
"It is imperative to eat as much King Cake as possible during Mardi Gras, it is only here for a short window of time and before you know it all the king cake will be gone. Hop in a cab and head over to District Donuts for the ultimate king cake donut – with the baby right on top."
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Recommended by Nora McGunnigle and 5 other food critics.
"Oh, yes they do have king cakes, and in mini sizes perfect for two bacon friends to share."
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Recommended by Duff Goldman and 2 other food critics.
"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."
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Recommended by Chris Andrew
Line stretches for what seems like miles near Mardi Gras, a local secret.