Ha Do is the creator of the crawfish and the crab king cakes. No, not king cakes stuffed with crawfish or crab, silly (although that doesn't sound too bad). He fashions a delicious king cake dough into large crab and crawfish shapes.
They are special-order items at Hi-Do Bakery at 441 Terry Parkway in Gretna, which he and his family operate. They also make a fleur-de-lis shaped king cake that is so popular they make them every day, as well as three sizes of braided king cakes.
Some customers request their version of a "queen cake," which is king cake with multiple fillings. They can put up to three fillings in a medium king cake and up to seven or eight in a large one.
Last year during the Saints run to the Super Bowl, the family cranked out thousands of two-foot-long black and gold fleur-de-lis king cakes, which are still very popular.
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