When To Eat King Cake
The king cake takes its name from the biblical Kings.
When to eat king cake. It symbolizes luck and prosperity to whoever finds it in their slice. New Orleans residents and other Mardi Gras enthusiasts around the country munch on them in the weeks that follow up through Fat TuesdayMardi Gras Day thats Tuesday February 16 this year. That season began on Jan.
Doug MacCash heads out to Slidell Louisiana to Sugar Love Cakes Bakery where he talks to owner Sierra Dee on how she thought of King Cake on a Stick. This period constitutes the Carnival season which also is called Mardi Gras. Some bakeries across the city begin selling as early as December but always at the start of Carnival - January 6.
This year that is Jan. 6 the feast of the Epiphany to Mardi Gras Day aka the day before Ash Wednesday. Festivities became so rowdy that.
Eating king cake a messy breaded treat is a major Mardi Gras tradition that begins on January 6. King Cake Twelfth Night. As soon as early January hits a special treat starts popping up at parties offices and homes all over Louisiana.
Who makes the best king cake. Why is it called a King Cake. In partnership with David Guas of Bayou Bakery the Republic Kolache which pops up at American Ice Company Saturdays will be serving up king cake kolaches through the weekend of February 6.