Baby steps to a king cake, New Orleans-style
King cakes. They're unusual-looking creations, bedazzled in beads, candies and, strangely, a little baby Jesus. King cakes are drawn from the Catholic tradition, Mardi Gras, which is the culmination of the Carnival season.
By Amy Moore Masami Hart displays on Monday the colorful babies that will be used in king cakes sold at Rao's Bakery. Tradition says the cake consumer who finds the baby is king for the day. Photo taken Monday, February 20, 2012 Guiseppe Barranco/The
King cake reigns on Fat Tuesday — and the days leading up to it — but there are other traditional indulgences to be had across the country today. Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, Ill., has sold about 600 dozen pączki (pronounced pooch-ski) today alone,
By Amy Moore Masami Hart displays on Monday the colorful babies that will be used in king cakes sold at Rao's Bakery. Tradition says the cake consumer who finds the baby is king for the day. Photo taken Monday, February 20, 2012 Guiseppe Barranco/The
Thanks for the linkI had no idea what King Cake was til now. How interesting they bake the cake with the tiny baby inside. How does it taste? Very colorful. I'm sure it's super sweet. ehpien (15 hours ago | reply). Looks great
