If you find Baby Jesus in the King's Cake, you must follow the tradition of providing tamales and atole on February 2nd, Candlemas Day. That's why some people aren't too keen on getting the ...

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.

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.

Indeed, the cake we ordered in the mail from Sucre bakery – called the 21 st century king cake because of its daring laquered silver frosting — last week had a gold plastic baby rattling ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Among life's pleasures, there are a few that cannot be endorsed by the Child Safety Council. One of these is king cake. If you live in one of those lucky states, like Louisiana or Alabama, that ...

Three Kings Day celebrates the day in the story of the Three Wise Men — Los Tres Reyes Magos — who gave gifts to Jesus Christ. Three Kings Day is also known by the name Epiphany and in the ...