The king cake is a sweet pastry now synonymous with Mardi Gras, but it's taken on various forms over its hundreds of years in existence. Stuffed with a surprise trinket hidden within, king cake's ...

While king cakes might look different in different parts of the world, one common denominator is that they all contain a hidden trinket inside. There are various versions around the world.

The King Cake is rich in symbolism, much of which ties back to its religious and celebratory origins. Its three traditional colors—purple, green, and gold—carry significant meanings.

One of the lasting Mardis Gras traditions, along with beads, costumes and parties, is the brightly colored king cake. Carnival season, starting on Kings Day (Jan. 8) and ending on Ash Wednesday ...

King cake is everywhere." A variety of king cakes. CBS News When Haines moved from New York to New Orleans five years ago, he was determined to find the very best king cake in town.

While king cakes have a long history and come in many forms, most people in the U.S. know them as doughnut-shaped cakes topped with icing and generous handfuls of purple, green and yellow ...

I was once happy, just like you. For years I would start eating king cake on Jan. 6 and wouldn’t stop until Mardi Gras. In fact, I once ate 88 different king cakes during a single Carnival!

This king cake is usually available from after Jan. 6 (Three Kings Day) to right before Ash Wednesday. It is topped with icing that is either made from powdered sugar or cream cheese, and always ...

Gretchen Lowe in Metairie has been baking for years, but when asked for a king cake recipe, she offered her son's version. In Gift-of-the-Magi fashion, Steven Lowe says his mom is the real king ...

The hunt for the best king cake of the 2020 Mardi Gras season was bound to have some ups and downs. I just didn’t know how low the lows might be. I’m not even going to tell you who sold me the ...