Community is a common ingredient in king cakes, a traditionally oval-shaped cake crowned with icing, fruits, and other sweet toppings. In the U.S., king cake is interwoven with Mardi Gras, a ...

With Mardi Gras 2025 fast approaching, the last call for king cakes is coming soon. Here are the best our food writer Ian McNulty sampled so far this season.

I remember the first time I had a King Cake. I was working in Washington, D.C., celebrating Mardi Gras in a cold park so my coworkers and I could remain socially distanced during the COVID pandemic.

Twenty-two-year employee Melanie Netto fills a king cake Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at Rickey Meche's Donut King in Lafayette, La. STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK ...

Tida Pichakron, owner of Haute Sweets Patisserie in East Dallas, will make over 400 King cakes during the Carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras.