Showcasing Louisiana: King Cakes King Cakes (Source: WAFB) By Rick Portier | February 12, 2021 at 4:12 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 5:01 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The whirr of mixers pour from the doors of Chef Jeanne Mancuso’s class at Louisiana Culinary Institute.
“Go ahead and put one egg in at a time.” Mancuso shouted over the noise. “King cake is a very, very rich dough.” King Cakes (Source: WAFB)
Mancuso bounds from table to table as about a dozen want-to-be pastry chefs try their hand at homemade king cakes. “I think some people are excited to have something to do that reminds them of Mardi Gras season.” Mancuso said.