15 Mardi Gras King Cakes
Look no further because we’ve found 15 Mardi Gras King Cakes to help you celebrate Fat Tuesday in sweet style! These recipes are yummy enough for kids and parents alike.
King Cakes are such a fun idea and our list here will help you incorporate this delicious tradition into your Mardi Gras party.
Mardi Gras King Cakes
While you can easily buy a Mardi Gras King cake at the store, it is a lot more fun to make them with your family! Plus, we have choses recipes that do represent the traditional Mardi Gras cake as well as a fun twist!
What Is A Mardi Gras King Cake?
Some of you may not be familiar with Mardi Gra or King cakes. So, what exactly a King cake?
A King cake is similar to a Danish, but it is wreath shaped and is made with brioche, cinnamon, and then frosted with a sweet glaze and covered with gold, purple, and green sugar sprinkles.
Often times you’ll find a plastic baby or a bean in them, and the one who finds it in their cake is to receive good luck!
Mardi Gras Cake Ideas
King Cake Bites
Try these delicious Mardi Gras bites your family will love! These cake bites are bite-sized, fluffy, and sweet, perfect to enjoy Fat Tuesday! Don’t worry these Mardi Gras cake bites are still glazed with the colorful sugar sprinkles. via Plain Chicken
Mardi Gras Cupcakes
These Mardi Gras King cupcakes will be a fantastic hit in your home! The cake is a traditional vanilla cupcake, and may I say I love this recipe for using cake flour. Cake flour ensures you have that soft fluffy cake like the boxed mixes. The fun part is, you’ll be making your own purple, green, and gold sugar sprinkles for these Mardi Gras cupcakes. via The Kennedy Adventures
King Cake Truffles
I love homemade Oreo truffles. They’re sweet, rich, and these King Cake truffles are non-messy and delicious! The best part is these have all the traditional flavors like cinnamon. Once you dip the King Cake truffles then don’t forget to add the sprinkles on top! via Jam Hands
King Cake Cheese Ball Dip
Ever have a dessert cheeseball? This King Cake Cheese Ball will knock your family’s socks off! It is a sweet and cinnamon cheese Ball dip covered in green, gold, and purple sprinkles. Instead of crackers, use Vanilla wafers. via DIY Recipe Creations
Mardi Gras Bundt Cake
Here is a great Mardi Gras Bundt Cake! It is a vanilla Bundt cake, with vanilla frosting, and purple, green, purple sprinkles. This one actually includes the plastic baby in it as well! Will you be the one getting good luck this year? via The Typical Mom Blog
King Cake Ice Cream
Here is a King Cake Ice cream recipe for the family! This is a sweet and rich cinnamon ice cream. I’m excited to try this, not only does it have the traditional Mardi Gras flavors, but it also includes cream cheese which tells me this is gonna be super rich and delicious! via Cooking with Janica
Cinnamon Roll King Cake
This looks delicious! This fast and easy Cinnamon Roll King Cake is very close to being traditional and is absolutely delicious. Use cinnamon rolls, butter, sugar, cream cheese, and yes, Mardi Gras sprinkles. Those are some of the best baking ingredients I think. I’ve never had a dessert that involved all of those ingredients, that has ever been bad. via The Perfect Kind of Chaos
More Mardi Gras Cake Ideas
King Cake Recipe
Here is another amazing King Cake Recipe that you’ll love and this one is very traditional! This Mardi Gras King cake is flaky, sweet, and cinnamony with a delicious glaze! This one will take a hot minute to make, but oh so worth it! via Fearless Fresh
Easy King Cake Recipe
This easy King Cake is perfect! This recipe is for personal pull apart muffins and they look delicious. Each person can have their own cinnamon and nutmeg cake. The cool part is, this recipe uses Mardi Gras colored frosting and gold sprinkles. It is almost too cute to eat! via Tablespoon
Mardi Gras Pancakes
Who says you can’t celebrate Fat Tuesday in the morning? Here is the perfect Mardi Gras breakfast treat: Pancakes! These Mardi Gras pancakes are purple, green, and gold with a sweet icing drizzled over it. Yum! via Tablespoon
King Cake Cheesecake
You and your family will love this family friendly King Cake Cheesecake. This King Cake Cheesecake is creamy, rich, and delicious! Plus, it is a lot of fun! It is a swirl of Mardi Gra colors that is also cinnamon flavor. This is great for those who are not huge fans of traditional cakes. via Food Network
Mardi Gras King Cake
How delicious does this Mardi Gras King Cake look? It is super flaky, full of almond filling, however, this cake is not in the shape of a wreath or Bundt cake. It is a solid cake that can easily decorate evenly with sprinkles which will also help you cut the perfect slice of cake! via Taste of Home
Mardi Gras King Cake Bars
Love pecans? Then these Mardi Gras King Cake Bars are perfect then. The crust is a soft buttery cookie and it has a brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecan filling topped with a delicious vanilla glaze. via Purple Patch DIY
Mardi Gras Cookies
Try out these fantastic Mardi Gras Cookies! These are super simple to make and a perfect Mardi Gras activity to do with your children. It just involves sugar cookies, frosting, and of course, sprinkles. via Mom Loves Baking
Traditional King Cake
This King Cake is a traditional cake recipe. This King Cake is flaky and also made in the shape of the wreath. It also has a delicious, buttery, cinnamon, brown sugar filling and a vanilla glaze. This cake also includes the plastic baby, just remember not to bake the babies in the cake! via Barbara Bakes
More Mardi Gras Activities
Did you and your family enjoy making some of these recipes? Let us know in the comments below, we’d love to hear!
