Ok, it was from a box. But it was my first “homemade” king cake. I bought the mix for $6 at World Market. I was handy because all the purple, gold and green sugars came in the box. I mixed up the yeast dough in the food processor. You did have to wait for the yeast to rise 2 times, but otherwise it was easyish. I did have to make more glaze (powdered sugar, water and perhaps almond extract if I had it). It was much like a big cinnamon roll. We went to Ray’s Hell Burger in Rosslyn before. Michelle was in from San Francisco, and Mike from Norfolk. W, N, C and me, too. Mike got the baby. Next year, maybe I will try it really homemade–without the mix.
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