Adventures in King Cake: Wal-Mart

My latest venture into the world of king cake turned out to be a good one.

I picked the strawberry cream cheese mix from Wal-Mart and it turned out to be a good choice. Neither the filling nor the cake are overly sweet, and it has just enough glaze to sweeten it, not overpower it.

It came with a small package containing some Mardi Gras beads, the baby, and a small plastic crown. This was a good add to the presentation, which was a little bit lacking. While the colors of the yellow and green were bright and Mardi-Gras-y, the purple was too pale, a little pink, even. It gave the cake a faded look, like it was day-old.

At a little under $6, it was a good pick.