Black Forest. Tiramisu. Red Velvet. Maple bacon.
Maple bacon?
When it comes to king cake flavors, the traditional cinnamon sugar version is taking a backseat to a flood of creative flavors sure to tempt the most adventurous palate.
And that’s fine with chocolate lover Shannon Walls, who recently stopped by Lilah’s Bakery to pick up a chocolate chips and cream king cake to take to work in celebration of a coworker’s birthday.
“Last week, I had just chocolate and we like the Bavarian cream, and the regular cream cheese is always good. Well, anything I’ve ever had here has been good,” said Walls, who estimates she buys 10 to 15 king cakes each Mardi Gras season.
“I ship one to Mississippi for my best friend. I ship one to one of my good friends in Georgia. I take one to a couple of my friends here in town and I always swing by just to get some for the office.”
At Lilah’s, she has 22 regular flavors from which to choose. And, for the first time this year, the bakery is offering a one-time flavor of the week. So far, that’s included triple berry and cream, bananas foster and pina colada, which flew out of the store, according to co-owner Lisa Tike.
It’s likely the most popular of the flavors of the week will find their way onto next year’s regular menu.
Tike said their overall bestsellers are cream cheese, cinnamon and cream, pralines and cream, Bavarian cream, strawberries and cream, blueberries and cream, raspberries and cream and cinnamon sugar.
Read more: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/dining/2017/02/15/traditional-king-cake-flavors-take-backseat-creative-alternatives/97867732/