Ebony Alvarado sprinkles some purple sugar on top of a king cake, the finishing touch. All of Navarre's Famous King Cakes receive purple, gold and green sugar.
Freshly-baked king cakes are found in abundance at Navarre's Famous King Cakes in Springfield during Mardi Gras season. All that remains for this cream-filled king cake is to be boxed up and sold.
Elizabeth Navarre, left, and Dakota King roll up strips of dough that will soon be baked into king cakes.
Zach Harris boxes up one of Navarre's Famous King Cakes, the final step before pick-up.
Ernie Navarre, owner of Navarre's Famous King Cakes in Springfield, makes sure the king cakes are ready to be popped in the oven.
These cream-filled king cakes are ready to be popped in the oven, where they’ll cook for 33 minutes before being cooled off for more than 90 minutes. If the filling doesn’t have time to cool off, it will melt the icing.
Sue Coyne, who’s worked at Navarre's Famous King Cakes for five years, wraps up filling in plastic.
A single order of 64 king cakes is ready to be picked up from Navarre's Famous King Cakes in Springfield.
Lizzie McIntosh, left, places strips of dough on a pan while Ebony Alvarado gets another one ready.
Jules Navarre rolls trays of freshly-baked king cakes to an area where they can cool off before receiving icing.
