The name “King Cake” is a reference to the Biblical story of the three kings or wisemen who brought gifts when Jesus was born ...

The history of the King Cake traces back centuries to Europe, particularly to France and Spain. Its roots are linked to the Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated on January 6th, which marks the ...

The Bocuse d'Or competition is the World Cup of cuisine, held in Lyon, the gastronomic heart of France. Now New Orleans is ...

(Staff photo by Ian McNulty, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Known as the "galette de rois" in France, this version of king cake is a puff pastry filled with marzipan, or a velvety almond cream ...

King cake is said to have originated in Old World France and Spain and came to be associated with Epiphany during the Middle Ages. When it was brought to the New World (along with Catholicism and ...

When the church instituted the festival of the Epiphany to celebrate the arrival of the three wise men/kings, the tradition of the bean in the cake remained. Pretty much. Boulangeries in France ...

Although the treat is popular in the United States, king cake’s roots trace back to medieval European traditions, particularly in Spain and France. READ MORE: Where to buy king cake for Epiphany ...

When was the first king cake made? The cake originated in the Middle Ages, and France brought the king cake tradition to New Orleans in the 1870s. Since then, New Orleans' bakeries have created ...