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Feb 13, 2024 · There's a little plastic baby hidden inside each king cake. Why is it there and what does it mean if you find it in your slice? Learn all about this quirky Mardi Gras tradition!
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This is the interesting backstory behind Fat Tuesday's king...
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Feb 2, 2024 · A sweet, circular pastry, cake, or bread that is the centerpiece of a historically Catholic celebration known as Epiphany, which falls on January 6. Today it takes on many different forms and...
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6 days ago · King cake is a sweet, ring-shaped pastry that is served from Epiphany through Shrove Tuesday in the Christian calendar. It is associated with Mardi Gras, the festive pre-Lenten season in the United States, and it is usually baked with a symbolic trinket hidden inside, often to represent the baby Jesus.
Feb 25, 2024 · According to NPR, in the late 19th century, a New Orleans social group called the Twelfth Night Revelers started the custom of hiding a bean inside the cake. Whoever found it in their piece of...
- Michele Herrmann
Feb 1, 2024 · King cakes, either purchased or homemade, also tend to contain one customary ingredient—a tiny plastic king cake baby. The tradition dates back hundreds of years—and there’s an interesting story behind how the king cake baby made its way into the pastry.
Mar 8, 2011 · On Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known as "Fat Tuesday". It's traditionally celebrated as the last day of indulgence and revelry before the start of the annual Christian fasting season known as...
King Cake. This colorful, cinnamon-flavored cake hailing from Louisiana supposedly takes its name from the Biblical Magi—also known as the Three Kings or Wise Men. King cake is associated with the Epiphany, the Twelfth Night, and the pre-Lenten celebrations of Carnival or Mardi Gras.
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