Invitation - Make your own King Cake
| On January 6th many cultures celebrate the feast of the Three Kings, also known as The Epiphany. For example in France, Belgium and also in Switzerland, the holiday is celebrated with a special tradition. A a cake is baked which contains one single bean or figurine. Whoever gets the trinket is "crowned" king for the remainder of the holiday. A similar tradition also exists in Spain, the cake, in this case actually is ring-shaped and filled pastry or Roscón de Reyes. In Mexico they have the same ring-shaped cake Rosca de Reyes, it contains figurines of the Baby Jesus. Whoever gets a figurine is supposed to buy tamales for the Candelaria feast on February the second. In New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding regions, a similar ring-shaped cake known as a "king cake" traditionally becomes available in bakeries from the Epiphany through Mardi Gras. The different varieties of pastry involved is large. |
How to participate:
Please read and follow the instructions below.
- Bake or buy a King Cake, take pictures (if possible) and blog about the cake and your family tradition and don't forget to mention who was the "crowned" king
- Please link back to this announcement in your post, and eventually to the roundup.
- Fill in the form below and your post will be listed in the roundup.
- Last day of submission is January 8.
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