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World's Largest King Cake Debuts Today! by Noodles on 22 Sep, 2010 13:18
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OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the country, so today (9/22/2010), one of the historical local bakeries (HAYDEL's BAKERY - http://www.WorldsLargestKingCake.com ) baked, displayed and then sold "industrial-size slices" of a king cake that wrapped around the outside perimeter of the NEW ORLEANS SUPERDOME - not only once - but TWICE!!
KING CAKE: A cinnamon roll-like cake topped with sugary icing and traditional Mardi Gras colored sprinkles (purple, green, and gold) on the outside. Customers also have their choice of filling being of various mouth-watering treats as well - everything from an apple filling, to cream cheese, to pecan praline, and everything in between!!
Traditionally, the cakes have a trinket inside - (a plastic baby) and legend is that whoever happens to get the piece of cake with the baby inside buys the next King Cake. Needless to say there have been some people who have gone to great lengths to HIDE the fact that they indeed got the baby, so as not to fork over a couple of bucks for the next round. (LOL)
Total length of the "SUPERDOME" King Cake is 5,300 feet long and it weighs 8,688 lbs!!
There were over 100 prizes ranging from luxury hotel stays and restaurant gift certificates to Saints Tickets and a Saints "Big Daddy" recliner. All prize winners also will get a chance to win a NEW CHEVY SILVERADO!
Tickets could also be bought online (via the website above) and the MAGIC of a New Orleans King Cake could be delivered right to your door!!
It was an exceptional day here in New Orleans - despite the 90 degree heat!!
A good time was had by all for a GREAT CAUSE!!
- Cap'n Noodles -
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#1 by BaldWriterBob on 22 Sep, 2010 13:21
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Sounds like an awesome undertaking. Where do you bake something like that?
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#2 by Noodles on 22 Sep, 2010 20:20
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Sounds like an awesome undertaking. Where do you bake something like that?
...in the World's largest Oven, Bob!!
Actually, Bob, I thought I heard one of the sons of the owner of the bakery on the radio this morning saying that the cake was baked in sections (over the course of a 3-day, 72 hour period) then brought out to the SUPERDOME in downtown New Orleans last night around midnight, and the sections were "sealed" together to make it one continuos piece around the Dome. A rep from Guiness Book of World Records was also there today to view the event, validate and record the length, weight, etc of the cake and it the event will be listed in the next edition of the Book of World Records.
- Cap'n Noodles -