How to make a King's cake

I love Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday and Lent and Easter.  You could say it's the best holiday time ... and you don't even get gifts.  Crazy; I know.  So this year, I decided to make a mini King's cake!  (that's the cake that usually has a baby inside)

• First, decide the best time to make the cake is when your husband (who knows how to cook) runs to the gas station for ice
• Pop open a can of Grand biscuits
• Smoosh the dough and attempt to flatten
• Wish you had a rolling pin, but since you don't grab a turkey baster to make do
• Attempt to roll the dough into a rectangle.  Shrug and accept a cloud shape as good enough
• Smother in butter, sugar and cinnamon
• Roll
• Get messy
• Tell whining babies they have to wait for the cake to actually cook before they can eat it
• Freak out when husband calls and says 'fold it like a calazone' because your doughy sugary mess is in the shape of a paper towel roll
• Argue over the phone and just accept your little fat circle

• Husband gets home and tells you cake does not look right
• Sulk because you are certain you messed up the cake
• Distract kids while the cake is cooking for 35 whole minutes
• Pull out short fat little King's cake
• Smother with way too much cream cheese icing
• Add sprinkles

• Keep fingers out of icing
• Cut cake
• Eat, be merry, and enjoy!

Happy Fat Tuesday friends!