King Cake Bread Pudding

INGREDIENTS:        
1 large King cake
3 cups Milk
4 TBSP Butter
½ cup sugar
2-3 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
½ tsp salt

STEPS:
Cut up King cake into cubes and place in large bowl.
Heat milk, butter and butter in saucepan (or in microwave) to steaming.
Pour milk/butter mixture over King cake cubes and stir a little to coat and let sit to absorb.
Mix sugar, eggs, salt, and vanilla together with a whisk until well blended.
Pour egg mixture over top King cake cubes and carefully stir just to incorporate.
Pour into prepared pan or lined muffin tins for individual servings.

SHMILY Tree Bakery Café
2147 S McKenzie St
Foley, Alabama 36535
251-943-5450
www.shmilytreebakery.com
https://www.facebook.com/SHMILYTreeBakery

About the Chef:
Cheryl Kirby is the pastry chef at SHMILY Tree Bakery and the mother of three beautiful children. She moved here a few years ago to open a bakery with her Mother, and close friend of the family.

Cheryl grew up in the kitchen, getting most of her inspiration from her grandparents who did amazing work in the kitchen as well as made beautiful cakes together.

Her grandfather left the word S.H.M.I.L.Y. around the house on different things for her grandmother to find. It stood for See How Much I Love You. After they passed away, at her grandfather’s funeral, the pastor talked about the “SHMILY Tree” and how the loved they showed for others in their hospitality (taking people bread when sick, meals, etc) were like branches from that tree and the lives they touched. She had always wanted to name her bakery SHMILY Tree after that, and now she lives her dream.