According to Eater, if you see a king cake before Jan. 6, hold off on eating it! That’s because Jan. 6 is Epiphany, also known as Three Kings' Day—the official start of Carnival season.

The cakes are generally colored with the New Orleans Mardi Gras tri-color of purple, green and gold. King cakes can be found as “rosca de reyes” in many Spanish-speaking countries and ...

Since Christians are typically on their best behavior during Lent, the Carnival season and Mardi Gras became a time for ...

Mardi Gras king cakes are big business. Read about all the varieties in this article originally published by The Times-Picayune on Thursday, January 24, 2008.

Will Samuels wasn’t sure what to expect this year at the King Cake Hub, his three-year-old seasonal shop offering the Mardi Gras confection from 15 New Orleans bakeries. So far, business has ...

King cake at Carnival time — it’s instinctual in New Orleans. And yet this year much is different. Parades are canceled and many of the places where we… ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is usually marked by giant celebrations full of floats, costumes and food. While the pandemic has forced many of these events to be canceled, people can still eat all ...

Between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, people all over the world eat King Cake. Whether simply because it tastes good or because people love holiday traditions, the King Cake is beloved.

Toss on some colorful beads and their king cake looks like a Mardi Gras celebration in itself. One thing Liger’s doesn’t do is bake their king cakes with a plastic baby figure hidden inside.

You may not be able to get to New Orleans in the time between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, but if you still want to celebrate, there’s a sweet tradition you can eat anywhere: king cake.. While king ...

Why Mardi Gras is celebrated, when Fat Tuesday 2025 takes place and more.