1650 to 1799 Cake #3

New Orleans King Cake

This cake is most known for being a colorful and yummy tradition during Mardi Gras, in New Orleans. It is most often purple, yellow, and green and shaped in a ring to mimic the shape of a crown.

The King Cake, originally, was baked for Epiphany, which falls on the 12th night after Christmas. That is believed to be the day that the 3 wise men,or kings, found baby Jesus. This story also led to the idea of putting a small toy baby(baby Jesus) inside of the cake. Some people do that just for the fun of the tradition and some families say that whoever gets the baby in their piece of cake has to make the next one.

The first King Cake in New Orleans was made by the Basque settlers, from Southern France and Northern Spain, in 1718.

The far right picture is what it should look like. I tried to make my frosting purple and I couldn't get it to be a deep enough purple, so I researched it a bit and realized that most people use sprinkles to get the super festive look. This cake was not hard to make, but it does take time because it is made with a yeast dough. The filling in the middle is a scrumptious cinnamon and brown sugar blend. This cake was eaten quickly:)