A real "King" cake!

It's king cake season!  I just read this morning that Cochon Butcher in New Orleans has come out with an Elvis-inspired king cake filled with peanut butter and bananas, topped with marshmallows and bacon!  Bacon?  Did you say "bacon?"  And all of Cochon Butcher's king cake creations come with a little, pink pig inside instead of your run-of-the-mill plastic baby.

The "Elvis" is only available by the slice in the restaurant or can be ordered whole.  I wonder if they will ship?!  I'm adding this to my itinerary for eating my way through New Orleans the second week of February!

For Cochon Butcher's king cake recipe and a little history, check out this week's entry for Bon Appetit's "Pastry of the Week" blog.

Gosh...I'm hungry now.