3 kings day cake recipe

This year I decided to put together a three spice cake for our celebration of Epiphany. Get it? Three spices in honor of the three magi gifts? Here's the recipe!

Soft and fluffy Rosca De Reyes stuffed with dulce de leche and raisins, topped with coconut, almonds, and candied cherries, then brushed in sticky simple syrup!

King cake has been a dish that has been traditionally made and eaten on different Catholic feast days, including 3 Kings Day (the Epiphany) and also Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). There is a baby Jesus hidden inside the cake, it is shaped like a crown, and now it generally features the New Orleans colors of purple, green, and yellow.

Baked in a decorative pan, dusted with powdered sugar, and decorated with simple white and dark chocolate stars, this special cake is both pretty and delicious.

Don't have time to make a traditional King Cake? My Easy King Cake recipe using cinnamon rolls as a base and topped with sweet vanilla icing.

Rosca de Reyes, or Three Kings Bread, is a soft orange-flavored sweet bread that's traditionally made in Mexico to celebrate Three Kings Day.

Three Kings Cake (or bread), also known as Rosca de Reyes, is closely allied with the traditions around the Epiphany (January 6th). The tender, enriched dough is shaped like a wreath and filled with cinnamon, nuts, dried fruit, and citrus zest, evoking classic holiday aromas and flavors. Tradition states this bread be served, garnished with "jewels" (candied fruits and more nuts). Usually, a small clay or porcelain doll is baked inside — whoever finds the doll must give a party on Candlemas…

The Rosca de Reyes (Three Kigs Bread or Three Kings Cake) is the traditional dessert eaten on Three Kings Day (or Three Wise Men Day)!

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