we’ll see king cakes in stores decorated in black and gold sugar.” Why is there a baby in king cake? To explain this quirky tradition, let’s start with the king cake’s origins. This ...

That said, what is the origin story behind the king cake tradition, and, perhaps most importantly, what’s up with that plastic baby in the cake? For those who haven’t feasted their eyes on the ...

King cake is oval-shaped and is typically topped with icing and sugar or sprinkles colored with the traditional Mardi Gras yellow, green, and purple. And inside each cake? A plastic baby hiding in ...

The culture in New Orleans during Mardi Gras is rich, with no shortage of traditions, including the king cake, the secretly placed baby inside the sweet pastry, and the many facets of symbolism ...

He brought up the notion that the baby in the king cake represents the Baby Jesus ... An old family recipe for New Year's black-eyed peas includes a clean coin added to the pot.

Yes, a baby — we’ll explain. The Louisiana version of the king cake tends to be a brioche-like dough swirled with cinnamon and cream cheese, braided and then baked into a circular or oval ring ...

King cake is eaten on January 6 in honor of Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, which historically marks the arrival of the three wise men/kings in Bethlehem who delivered gifts to the baby Jesus.

Then, someone excitedly waved around a tiny plastic baby plucked from their slice. Even though I didn’t have any previous knowledge of King Cake or its history, I could tell there was something ...

King cake is traditionally eaten in Louisiana during Mardi Gras because the cake is tied to the biblical story of the Three Wise Men bringing gifts to baby Jesus on the Twelfth Night. Recently ...