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The name “king cake” comes from the Biblical story of the three kings who bring gifts to Baby Jesus. A blend of coffee cake and cinnamon roll, king cake is usually iced in yellow, green and purple – the colors of Mardi Gras -- and is frequently packed with fruit fillings and decadent cream cheeses.
2 lut 2024 · In New Orleans, king cake and Mardi Gras go hand in hand: The cakes can be found starting in early January and are available up until Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent.
28 lut 2022 · In 2021, Brennan’s introduced its first-ever king cakes, in traditional, chocolate, and strawberry cream cheese flavors. Just a year later, the restaurant is baking nearly 600 cakes per day, delivering a taste of New Orleans—and a bit of European history—to the contiguous 48 states.
4 lut 2023 · The sugary French bread, which would become known as "king cake," was brought to the Southern United States in 1718 by Basque settlers. King cake parties along the Gulf Coast have a documented history as early as this.
19 gru 2022 · King cakes remained traditional during Carnival for decades after, usually in the form of sweet, round, soft braids of cinnamon-swirled yeasted dough with tiny baby figurines inside, topped with...
An oral history and digital exhibition that captures the diversity and innovation of New Orleans by charting the evolution and cultural importance of the celebrated King Cake
Chocolate, blueberry, cream cheese, pecan praline, even crawfish — these are but a tiny fraction of the fillings now offered in New Orleans-style king cake. Moreover, king cakes come in shapes and colors to complement just about any holiday or special occasion.
