Then, someone excitedly waved around a tiny plastic baby plucked from their slice. Even though I didn’t have any previous knowledge of King Cake or its history, I could tell there was something ...

Andrew confessed he had never eaten king cake, so in the spirit of the season, we brought one to the studio for a taste test. “There’s a little plastic baby that’s hidden in the cake,” I ...

A tradition is to eat King Cake (with a tiny plastic baby Jesus as a prize). So, what is King Cake? It is an oval or ring-shaped sweet yeast bread that sometimes contains a filling and is ...

King cake is rooted in religious tradition—it ... A particularly tiny brown-skinned plastic baby tumbled out of a crevice in my slice—my first fève of the trip. “I’ve had people come ...

Often, the king cake is served like a Bundt cake, with a token buried inside, such as a plastic baby. Traditionally, whoever gets the lucky slice with the token is crowned king or queen of the party.

The modern New Orleans-style king cakes are shaped like rings and covered in purple, yellow, and green sugar. In both versions, a plastic baby figurine is hidden inside the cake for someone to find.

All the cakes include a plastic baby figurine to hide inside. Orders can be placed through March 4. heb.com. 512-448-3544. Cinnamon king cakes are available for purchase in-store for $17.99 at ...