Bake & Take: King Cake Edition

Learn how to make and decorate traditional King Cakes just in time for Mardi Gras with the founder of RavenHook Bakehouse, Chris Girardot, at Mess Hall on Sunday, February 23rd!

About the class:

Learn how to make a Mardi Gras King Cake - starting with a buttery brioche dough, filling it with cinnamon, and then festively decorating it in the classic purple, green, and gold colors, complete with Mardi Gras beads and a baby!

Class includes:

• Two King Cakes with guided instruction + baking tips
• Bowl of authentic gumbo (chicken & andouille sausage) OR vegetarian jambalaya on request.
• Complementary Hurricane Cocktail - Authentic Pat O'Brien's style or a non-alcoholic version on request.
• VIP Ticket holders get UNLIMITED Hurricanes and a souvenir Mardi Gras cup

Details:
Each student will go home with: a small king cake (decorated and ready to eat); a small king cake they’ve filled & shaped in class, as well as instructions for baking and decorating their 2nd cake at home; and of course, a recipe for making more king cakes from start to finish at home!

About Chris:
Chris has more than 30 years of baking experience. He founded RavenHook Bakehouse 19+ years ago with the mission of bringing all-natural, handcrafted artisan bread to local farmers markets. And Mardi Gras King Cakes hold a special place in Chris’ heart because they’re the perfect intersection of old world bread making techniques & a heavy sprinkling of fun! When Chris first visited family in New Orleans, he fell in love with the joyful traditions of the Mardi Gras season - starting with Three Kings Day on January 6 and ending on Fat Tuesday (March 4th this year). He immediately thought: we should bring Mardi Gras King Cakes to DC. What a fun way to brighten up an often cold and dreary season!

* Please note, we will be unable to accommodate special dietary requests for this class except to substitute vegetarian jambalaya in lieu of chicken & andouille gumbo.

ALL AGES CLASS. MUST BE 21+ TO ENJOY ALCOHOL. PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY AND CONSIDER RIDESHARE.

Host or Publisher Mess Hall