We could, of course, only be talking about the king cake. So, what's the deal with the plastic baby stuffed inside? The "king" name comes from the Biblical story of the Three Wise Men who visited ...

But what exactly is king cake anyway, and why is there a "baby" inside? King cake is everywhere in Louisiana during Mardi Gras season. The carnival season starts on Three Kings Day and culminates ...

Andrew confessed he had never eaten king cake, so in the spirit of the season, we brought one to the studio for a taste test. “There’s a little plastic baby that’s hidden in the cake,” I ...

A tradition is to eat King Cake (with a tiny plastic baby Jesus as a prize). So, what is King Cake? It is an oval or ring-shaped sweet yeast bread that sometimes contains a filling and is ...

PHOTOS PROVIDED Participants in Covenant Cafe for March enjoyed a fun Mardi Gras celebration recently. The group got to put ...

Yes, but: There are no babies in this latte. For those who don't know, king cakes are a Mardi Gras tradition and finding a ...

“Everyone hoped they didn’t get the baby, because it meant you had to get the next king cake, and we were always broke,” a New Orleans native named Bryan Wilson told me. “When I share a ...

Mardi Gras is here, and while Austin makes the celebration its own, one NOLA tradition remains strong: king cake. This festive, colorful treat hides a tiny surprise. Find the baby, and you're king ...