Here is the quick semi-homemade recipe.

Mardi Gras Mini King Cakes:

(makes 16 cakes)

3 cinnamon roll packages

1 4 oz. Cream cheese, softened

your choice of pie filling

colored sugar or sprinkles

1.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease two muffin tins (I used a 12-muffin tin and a 6-muffin tin pan.)

2.  Fill 16 muffin spots with a cinnamon roll (2 cinnamon roll packages).  Save the third package for later.

3.  Make a hole in the middle of the cinnamon roll and add your choice of 1 spoonful of pie filling.  (I used cherry and lemon.)

4.  Open your third cinnamon roll package and cut each cinnamon roll in half.  Cover each cinnamon roll in the muffin pan with a half of roll you cut and squeeze sides together.

5.  Now bake your cinnamon rolls in the oven at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

6.  While rolls are baking, make your icing.  Simply mix the icing from the cinnamon rolls with the cream cheese.

7.  When rolls are finished cooking, let them cool for 3-5 minutes.  Spread icing mixture on each cinnamon roll.

8.  Sprinkle each cake with purple, yellow and green sugar or sprinkles.

Note:  To keep with the tradition of putting a small plastic baby in the king’s cake, you can hide a plastic baby in one of the cakes and see which guest gets it.

I had a vase with Mardi Gras colored flowers and used beads and a mask to decorate it.  I also had roses left over from Valentine’s Day that I also used.

I hung bright colored paper masks that I made around as decor.

For the food, I had a Muffaletta bar so everyone could make their own tasty New Orleans style sandwich.

I also served some other New Orleans style food like spicy shrimp dip, red beans & rice and sausage medallions.

Of course, we had to have Hurricanes to drink.  I used Sandra Lee’s recipe for this and it definitely was a strong drink!

A traditional Mardi Gras dessert is the King Cake.  Instead of doing a big King’s Cake, I did individual Mini King’s Cakes.

Guests came in beautiful masks, a lot of colorful beads and everyone had a night of fun!

“Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler”

]]> http://divinepartyconcepts.com/2011/03/01/mardi-gras-bunco/feed/ 1 http://divinepartyconcepts.com/2010/06/29/custom-inspiration-board-princess-and-the-frog/ http://divinepartyconcepts.com/2010/06/29/custom-inspiration-board-princess-and-the-frog/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:34:31 +0000 admin http://divinepartyconcepts.com/?p=2352 [Read On] ]]> I had a request for a Princess and the Frog birthday party.  Here is an inspiration board that I created for her.

Ideas for the party:

Color Schemes: You could use a couple of different color schemes when planning this party.  You could use blue and green or use mardi gras colors (green, purple and gold)

Games/Activities:

• Crown toss – Have the guests see if they can throw the crown on a royal thrown.
• Jewel Hunt – Give the guests a purse or decorated bag and have them search for the royal jewels.
• Decorate tiaras or make mardi gras masks

Party Food:

• Facilier’s Evil Potion. Make a green punch (lime aide and ginger ale)
• Mama Oldie’s Good Potion (pink lemonade)
• Beignets or  …powdered donuts!
• Diner food (like where Tiana is a waitress) Burgers, fries, etc.

Favors:

• Have a candy bar in the color scheme that you are using.  Make a sign to “Make Your Own SWEET Gumbo” and let the kids fill up cups or bowls full of candy to take home.
• Princess Wand
• Fill a bag full of gummy frogs and Hershey’s Kisses.

Photos: Frog Cupcakes; Tissue Poms; Cupcakes; Frog Prince Candle; Gummy Frogs; Invitation; Purple Tablescape; Blue tablescape; Tablescape

Enchanted Expectations has a great Princess and the Frog party that has some great ideas.

Here is a great Princess and the frog dessert table from  Scissors.Paper.Cake.

]]> http://divinepartyconcepts.com/2010/06/29/custom-inspiration-board-princess-and-the-frog/feed/ 5 http://divinepartyconcepts.com/2010/02/16/more-mardi-gras-recipes/ http://divinepartyconcepts.com/2010/02/16/more-mardi-gras-recipes/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:37:22 +0000 admin http://divinepartyconcepts.com/?p=1808 Here are a few more recipes to help with your Mardi Gras celebrations.

Grilled Scallops with Remoulade Sauce;  Seafood Gumbo; Stove-Top Jamblalaya; Mini Creole Salmon Cakes

Find other ideas I have featured here.

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

Table setting; Mardi Gras Wreath; Centerpiece

Be sure to serve a King Cake for your celebration and I LOVE  the Mardi Gras pancakes!

Mardi Gras King Cake; Taste of Home Mardi Gras Recipes; Mardi Gras Pancakes

Kendall had a great Mardi Gras party last year with some great ideas.

Be sure to check out some other ideas here.