Local bakery and distillery join forces for a special Mardi Gras debut January 21, 2021 Old-fashioned barrels of locally made bourbon and home-grown, whiskey-aged pecans loaded onto an antique truck will get a Louisiana-style send-off Friday, celebrating a new King Cake flavor from Cannata’s Family Bakeries. A brass band and socially distanced Second Line will mark the debut of Cannata’s “Ti-Can Pecan” King Cake, a unique addition to Cannata’s award-winning King Cakes, specially made for this year’s Carnival season. “Carnival is very different this year, and that means a lot more people will be giving away King Cakes and hosting small King Cake parties,” said Vince Cannata, president of South Louisiana’s oldest family-owned bakery. “Our bakers created the new Ti-Kan Pecan King Cake using our traditional recipe, with an extra added kick. Traditional parades won’t be happening for Mardi Gras this year. But we can give people a little something to celebrate, along with some jazz and pizzazz.”