A King Cake for Mardi Gras

By Joanne Lamb Hayes
For The Family Table, a blog for busy families

At my house, Mardi Gras always caused a big debate. Are we going to have pancakes, doughnuts or King Cake? Now that everyone is grown up and my grandchildren get a vote, this King Cake easily wins but I suspect some members of the family might pick up a doughnut on their way to work or home from school.

The egg-free dough is easily prepared in a food processor or mixer and even very young children like to roll out, roll up, shape and taste a bite of the dough.

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