those brightly colored seasonal pastries with a hidden baby inside, have exploded in popularity well beyond Louisiana over the last few years. That has many people slicing into king cake for the first ...

If you find the baby in your slice of king cake, congratulations! You get to be "king" or "queen" for the day. But you also ...

At 5:30 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, I sat inside Eloise Market and Cakery, a bakery on Lee Drive, with 15 other non-football ...

A two-year-old with an egg allergy can join in on the tradition with a vegan king cake slice at this beloved bakery.

You don’t have to throw a party to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Pair beads and parades with a slice of king cake at ...

But how did King Cake become a Mardi Gras treat? And why is there a plastic baby inside? The name “King Cake” is a reference to the Biblical story of the three kings or wisemen who brought ...

The oval or ring-shaped sweet yeast bread is typically decorated with vibrant purple, green, and gold sugar or icing.

King Cakes on a Stick are quick and easy to make using store-bought refrigerated cinnamon rolls enhanced with more cinnamon ...

This strawberry matcha king cake from Coffee Science is covered in a subtly sweet green tea frosting and filled with strawberry cream.

hence the obligatory plastic baby placed inside each king cake. The dessert, traditionally made with cinnamon and sometimes cream cheese rolled inside flaky pastry, has European roots and is ...

That has many people slicing into king cake for the first time and wondering, “What’s the deal with that baby inside?” The baby celebrates Christianity and symbolizes the baby Jesus ...