King cake baby

Mardi Gras would be incomplete without this sweet pastry

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

In New Orleans, after the cake is baked a tiny toy baby is often inserted into it. Whoever gets the piece with the baby is supposed to have a year of good luck. The catch is they must also throw a Mardi Gras party next year. — Stacey West-Feather, Jay, Oklahoma

Let the good times roll and celebrate Mardi Gras' most delicious tradition, the king cake. Learn all about king cake traditions, and meaning behind the king cake baby on Always The Holidays! #KingCake #KingCakeTraditions

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Our recipe for King Cake is a non-traditional but easy take on the dessert that we like to call the Kiddie King Cake (and simple enough to make with little ones). You can have fun playing around with the King Cake fillings, too.

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Celebrate Mardi Gras with a delicious King Cake!

King cake is one of the best known (and certainly one of the sweetest) Mardi Gras traditions. The circular sugary pastry is baked each year as part of the Carnival season, but you may not know that the cake associated with New Orleans' biggest party has a long and storied history. Gather round for the … Continue reading "The History and Tradition of Mardi Gras King Cake + Recipes" The post The History and Tradition of Mardi Gras King Cake + Recipes appeared first on Wide Open Eats.

a rendition of the traditional mardi gras king cake starts with a soft vanilla blondie base with swirls of cinnamon and pecans through topped with a smooth icing and colored sugar crystals.