Making Mardi Gras king cake with GTCC Chef Mike Dowd

Published on: March 4, 2025

GTCC Chef Mike Dowd and news anchor Brad Jones

WGHP morning news anchor Brad Jones met Chef Mike Dowd at Guilford Technical Community College to cook a sweet treat for Mardi Gras.

Today is Fat Tuesday, and people in New Orleans are feasting for Mardi Gras. Every big meal needs a big dessert, so GTCC Chef Mike Dowd demonstrated how to make a classic king cake on WGHP's Teach Me Tuesday.

Originally aired on WGHP.

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