EASY KING CAKE

The name “King Cake” comes from the Biblical story

 of the three kings who bring gifts to Baby Jesus on the 12th day.... January 6, which is known as Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Night, or the Epiphany...and is eaten up until Mardi Gras also known as Fat Tuesday. 

This year it is February 21, 2023

(Fat Tuesday is also known as Shove Tuesday  and it's a day for all kinds of traditional Mardi Gras food!)  Some call Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday. 

Shrove Tuesday is the same observance as Mardi Gras in that 

observers eat richer, fattier foods as a last indulgence before Lent begins.

 For those who observe Shrove Tuesday instead of an entire Mardi Gras season, that richer, fattier food is pancakes. 

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday 

(the first day of Lent), observed in many Christian countries through participating in confession and absolution, the ritual burning of the 

previous year's Holy Week palms, finalizing one's Lenten sacrifice, 

as well as eating pancakes and other sweets.  

King Cake  is traditionally round like a crown. It is a blend of coffee cake

 and cinnamon roll, and is frequently packed with fruit fillings

 or decadent cream cheeses, a small baby or bean, 

and  Iced in  yellow, green and purple …the colors of Mardi Gras!

Green is the color of Trust

Purple is the color of Power

Yellow is the color of Justice

So, according to legend, the person who gets the slice of king cake with the baby inside is considered lucky.  They’ll also be in charge of hosting 

and providing their own king cake for next year’s festivities.