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Cajun Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Kitty

This cake was born on the bayou. It has a caramel pecan sauce that soaks into the cake..

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Mardi Gras Tips & Advice

Toss some beads, mix some drinks, or bake a king cake and indulge in the spirit of Mardi Gras.

King Cake

Round out your Mardi Gras celebration with a King Cake: a fabulous ring-shaped pastry sprinkled with green, gold and purple sugars.

Favorite Gumbo Recipes

A sturdy bowl of gumbo revives you after days and nights of revelry, and gives you the strength to party on until Lent.

Making a Hurricane Cocktail (Video)

Mix up these New Orleans classics for your own Mardi Gras celebration.

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Super Easy Mardi Gras King Cake

Submitted by: BUDDHAFULDREAMER

Living In: Rockwall, Texas, USA

Prepared sweet roll dough and colorful frostings speed up the cake baking process for a Mardi Gras King Cake. A small plastic baby inserted into the side of the cake will bring good luck in the coming year to whoever discovers it in their slice. Beads, additional plastic babies, curly ribbon, and other festive trinkets can be used to decorate the cake.

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Praline Brownies

Submitted by: Mindy Weiser
Provided by: Taste of Home

'I created these brownies as a tribute to that luscious candy which is so popular in the Deep South,' says Mindy Weiser of Southport, North Carolina.

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New Orleans Pecan Pie

Submitted by: Mitzi Adkinson
Provided by: Taste of Home

Although this pie is named for New Orleans, our town is the world's 'pecan capital', so it fits us, too! My mama gave me this recipe, and it's my favorite.

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Peach Praline Pie

Submitted by: Elizabeth Hunter
Provided by: Taste of Home

Peach pie is typical of our state, and this recipe includes typically Southern praline topping. It was given to me when I married and set up our home more than 40 years ago. I can and freeze peaches to make this pie year-round.

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Buttermilk Pralines

Submitted by: Dorothy Purdy
Provided by: Taste of Home

Years ago, I received this candy recipe from a dear friend in Texas. The creamy texture and sumptuous sweetness has earned me rave reviews each time I've made it.

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Apple Praline Pie

Submitted by: Bev Higley
Provided by: Taste of Home

I've won a couple of first-place prizes at our county fair with this pie! See if it becomes a prize-winner at your house, too.--Bev Higley, Londonderry, Ohio

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