The plastic baby is meant to symbolize baby Jesus. Whoever finds the baby — or whatever hidden item is baked or embedded in the cake — in their slice is crowned “king” for the day.

Inside every cake is a tiny, plastic Baby Jesus. Whoever gets the slice of cake with the baby is lucky enough to have the honor of buying the next king cake for the next Mardi Gras celebration.

The plastic baby is meant to symbolize baby Jesus. Whoever finds the baby — or whatever hidden item is baked or embedded in the cake — in their slice is crowned “king” for the day.

Finding the baby in the cake is considered a sign of good luck for the year. According to tradition, whoever finds it becomes the godparent of baby Jesus, taking on the responsibility of ...

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The cake was used to honor the biblical three kings, whose journey to Bethlehem to greet the baby Jesus took 12 days (hence the 12 days of Christmas). The cake was served at celebrations during ...

The king cake, in all countries, is associated with Jan. 6, the Feast of Epiphany — the day when Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, the three wise men, are supposed to have first set eyes on the ...

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As for the person who finds the baby Jesus in their slice of bread king cake, it looks like they will be in charge of hosting a feast and providing tamales, or other traditional dishes, on Feb. 2.