robbalvey Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 First off I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed to the Carrabba's gift card and to everyone who has sent us something over the past few days. We cannot say thanks enough for making our time and efforts feel appreciated! In with all the great gifts and thank yous we recevied a very bizarre gift that everyone was able to take part in.... A Mardi Gras King Cake!!! For those of you who do not know what it is, it's kind of a Madi Gras tradition....it's like a giant donut cake but with a little plastic baby baked within in. You eat the cake and whoever finds the baby is declared the king. Why? WE HAVE NO IDEA!!!! Anyway, tonight we ate the cake.... DAMMIT!!! Joey found the baby! Now he's king of the jews!!! Thanks for the cake Jason and thanks again to everyone for all the goodies, gift cards, and thank yous! Dude! The cake also came with some guy that looks like the Monopoly dude! Nearly 1/2 devoured and still no one is crowned the king. Even the diabetic had a little sliver of cake! Joey says "If I get the baby...I'll be king of the jews!!!" Wes sez "I want to be king of all you bitches!" Brandon gets the first piece since he's only here on his lunch break from Magic Mountain... Here goes the first slice...I wonder who will be king? C'mon bitch! Cut that shit up! Time to cut into that bad boy with a deadly butter knife. Here is the King Cake. Somewhere in here is a fresh plastic baby. I wonder who will be king? MOV00975.MPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Edit! OMG! 4 hours later Jahan actually showed up! It might be 20 minutes after midnight, but he did come by to get some King Cake! --Robb Should I be scared of this thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Brandon's still wearing his tags!? What a dork!!! Just kidding Brandon! Anyway, it REALLY was a good cake. Like, REALLY. I just wish I hadn't just eaten because I would have liked to have eaten more! -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 A co-worker of mine brings one of those cakes in every year for Mardi Gras. Except, the cake he brings in has more than one baby in it. Those Cajuns are a messed-up group with their baking babies in their cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Glad you guys enjoyed it, and that everyone could get a piece, even Dan. They really are addicting. And as far as I can tell, LSU is still the defending national champions. BCS trophies : LSU - 2, USC - 1. Looking forward to a Trojans-Tigers BCS title game this year. One more thing, technically, whoever gets the baby has to buy the next king cake, so it looks like Joey owes you guys a cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzkopf Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 That cake looks like a pizza that went horribly, horribly wrong! At least it tasted good? haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 One more thing, technically, whoever gets the baby has to buy the next king cake, so it looks like Joey owes you guys a cake. HA! That is awesome! Stupid Jew not only owes us his life savings but also a cake! --Robb "We'll put it on his tab..." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 I figured I'd post this in the main for to share some crazy post-East Coast Trip stuff with everyone! Who here has had a King Cake before and has anyone gotten the baby? --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 King Cake is so good. I hope ya'll enjoyed it! Joey--I'll just forget that LSU comment. -Tatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 We had one in French class. . . I got a coin. I didn't get a prize, but it just magically happened our French teacher ended up having a baby 8 months from then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Hey, if Joey is "King of the Jews," doesn't that make him the Messiah? If so, this is what you followers of the Hebrew faith have been waiting for. If you're Christians, expect the Rapture at any moment. If you're atheists, you won't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 King cake is not exactly the kind of stuff sugar challenged people should be eating. So I always make sure I get a diabetic portion. However, a few years back at work, in my "diabetic portion" was the baby, so I and had to buy the cake the following year. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 King Cake, yes. Baby, no. Curious tradition, but fun. I keep thinking Austin Powers 2: "I ate a baby once...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 King Cake is awesome stuff. BTW - I think tradition holds that the person that gets the baby not only has to buy the cake but also host a party. Form Wikipedia Privileges and obligations associated with the trinket Louisiana style King Cake: A cinnamon-roll like cake inside with sugary icing with traditional Mardi Gras colored sprinkles on the outside. The plastic baby usually inside the cake has been removed for clarity.The person who gets the trinket is declared the King or Queen of the day. Sometimes there are separate cakes to select the males and females; the one for women is sometimes called a Loomis Cake. The king or queen is usually obligated to supply the next king cake or host the next party or both. King cake parties may be held at the homes of people who live on or near the routes of Carnival parades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Unique thankyou gift. (I hope you get a kick (in the intestines) from mine) Being from the northeast, King Cakes aren't all that common around here so I am sad to say I have never partook in this tradition. The one time I was in New Orleans i had a killer stomach virus so i only ate crackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedmickey Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I have had King Cake and they are so good. I love me some sugar Never did get the baby though.... I think the dingo ate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 The one time I was in New Orleans i had a killer stomach virus so i only ate crackers That's sad to hear. That's like going to Orlando and not going to any parks. Hope you get another chance to come down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generaleclectic Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I figured I'd post this in the main for to share some crazy post-East Coast Trip stuff with everyone! Who here has had a King Cake before and has anyone gotten the baby? --Robb I had never heard of one before! Apparently David had.... He's such a Jew. Hey, if Joey is "King of the Jews," doesn't that make him the Messiah? If so, this is what you followers of the Hebrew faith have been waiting for. If you're Christians, expect the Rapture at any moment. If you're atheists, you won't care. If he is the Messiah, he'd better be careful. Title Fairy doesn't like it when other gods are worshiped before her. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 As my first official act as King of the Jews...I want to proclaim that LSU still sucks. Thanks for the cake! I'll host a party/buy the next cake in Miami in January. Hopefully you'll be there too Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 If it's a USC-LSU matchup, I will be there. Hopefully the cards fall the right way and it finally happens. The main reason i want a playoff is so that this matchup has a much better chance of happening. glad you guys enjoyed the cake, now you can come down here and be king of the jews of bourbon street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printersdevil78 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 King Cake is awesome! Back when I worked in newspapers, I had one shipped to our office during Mardi Gras as a morale booster. Didn't get the baby, though; that honor went to our 80-something-year-old office manager. And now she's dead (but not because she choked on the baby or anything like that). I also had a piece at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World during my trip to New Orleans earlier this summer. Again I didn't get the baby, but later that night I washed it down with a few Hurricanes at Pat O'Brien's, so I wasn't too worried about it (or anything else after those Hurricanes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 We have 3 or 4 every year. They are sold in most grocery stores in the Houston areas during Mardi Gras. Of course, Gambinos is the King of King Cakes. They have about 25 different kinds, and they are very good. Many come with the baby taped to the inside of the box now. Damn lawyers. -RO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Yeah, our baby came baked in, but we got the monopoly guy in the box. Not sure what that was about. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 We mail-order ourselves three king cakes every Mardi Gras. (My grandma's originally a Nola resident, so we're big Mardi Gras people.) So far we have a collection of at least 50 plastic cake babies... most pink... some gold... and one tye-dye! Dan "And 5 giant Tupperwares of official Mardi Gras parade merch to go around!" Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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