plus why you'll find a plastic baby inside of king cakes. "King cake is to Mardi Gras as pumpkin pie is to Thanksgiving — without it, the holiday just would not be the same! Every table in every ...

founder of the Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture, celebrating its sixth year in New Orleans. "I did cut a baby in half the other day, slicing a king cake." A King Cake, displayed by Dave ...

While Mardi Gras may not officially ... what is the origin story behind the king cake tradition, and, perhaps most importantly, what’s up with that plastic baby in the cake?

But it’s all part of the fun of king cakes and Mardi Gras culture. The plastic baby is meant to symbolize baby Jesus. Whoever finds the baby — or whatever hidden item is baked or embedded 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 ...

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 ...

a sweet bread baked in a circular crown shape and dressed in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of gold, purple, and green.

NEW ORLEANS — Everyone from Louisiana knows the drill. If you're eating a piece of king cake, and you discover a plastic baby or other trinket in your piece, you have to buy the next one.

Mardi Gras and king cakes ... tradition and symbolism. "The king cake is related to Kings Day or Epiphany, which in the Christian religion is when the wise men found the baby Jesus," said Anna ...

King cake is so named for the story of the three kings in the Bible, who brought gifts to the baby Jesus. Classic versions of the dessert start with a batter that's halfway between that of a ...

When Mardi Gras rolls around each year, it’s also time for a king cake. It’s a tradition like eating pimento cheese sandwiches during Masters Week in Augusta. The name king cake comes from the ...