Mardi Gras King Cake

It's that time of year, Mardi Gras is here! I decided to make my own King Cake this year, with my handy bread machine to thank for all the grunt work. I just used the standard cinnamon roll recipe, but instead of slicing the dough into individual rolls, I just looped it into a circle and made it a king cake. Then I colored the icing green, gold and purple (mardi gras colors), and frosted it up. I used crushed pecans and extra filling as well, to make it extra decadent.



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Chocolate Heart Cake

Since it was Valentine's Day, I figured I would make a yummy chocolate heart cake. I used the classic recipe on the side of the Hershey's powdered cocoa container. It is my favorite chocolate cake, and watch out for the caffeine boost. A great afternoon picker upper snack cake.