Feb 1, 2024 · How the King Cake Tradition Began—and Why There's a Plastic Baby. Find out what it means if you’re the one who discovers the king cake baby in your Mardi Gras slice!

Jan 22, 2024 · No matter how you slice it, king cake is a part of the fabric of New Orleans. And more often than not, you'll find a small plastic baby inside of the king cake box or hidden inside …

Feb 7, 2023 · In Spain and Latin America, it’s rosca de reyes, an orange-flavored “wreath” of bread usually topped with dried fruit, with a small plastic or ceramic baby figure inside. Yes, a baby — we’ll...

Jan 9, 2025 · The small, plastic baby baked inside of king cakes is one of the most well-known traditions of Mardi Gras. Everyone knows if you get the baby, you have to buy the next delicious purple,...

Jan 5, 2024 · King cake is only eaten during the Carnival season — which begins 12 days after Christmas, on Epiphany, or Twelfth Night — and ends on Mardi Gras Day. Mardi Gras — which literally...

And on Mardi Gras, what could feel richer than eating the flamboyantly titled King Cake? Sprinkled with the celebration's iconic gold, green, and purple hues, these cakes often have, hidden...

Jan 28, 2025 · During Carnival season, many Southerners celebrate with a king cake. Learn the traditions behind it, plus the surprising reason there's a plastic baby inside.

Feb 3, 2021 · Today, plastic babies tucked into king cakes abound, but some bakeries favor old traditions still—Haydel’s Bakery, in New Orleans, produces an annual line of collectable Mardi Gras–themed porcelain figures (this year, due to COVID, they are using retro figures leftover over from previous years dating back 1991).

Jan 7, 2025 · 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. (The...

Jan 18, 2017 · Here's everything you ever wanted to know about king cakes, the colorful, baby-stuffed pastries served during Mardi Gras season.