We're in that phase where Carnival season has begun, the big parades are still a little ways off and the king cake is everywhere. This is good time to take a first cut into this year's king cake eating, so I'll be providing some glimpses of standout examples I've tried to far. Some are new, some are revisited classics. Here's one:
Ice cream king cake at Parkway Tavern & Bakery
538 Hagan St., (504) 482-3047
This could be one to file this one under the “that’s not king cake” category, but it uses different aspects of the tradition in a fun and delicious new way.
Ice cream king cakes are single serve Carnival-themed desserts from New Orleans Ice Cream Co. turning up in New Orleans restaurants. (Staff photo by Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)
New Orleans Ice Cream Co. is making these individual-sized cakes, which other restaurants are serving. Parkway Tavern & Bakery is the first, and po-boy shop manager Justin Kennedy said some people have been turning up just for the dessert.
The puffy pastry “sandwich” evokes the French galette de rois, the ice cream within is cream cheese flavor, a ring of meringue seals it in, there’s a hint of cinnamon and all the bling on top (including an edible candy baby) brings the flair. It all compresses in the bite into a cool, sweet, flaky, creamy burst of Carnival flavor. Parkway sells them for $7.29.
We're in that phase where Carnival season has begun, the big parades are still a little ways off and the king cake is everywhere. This is good…
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