King cake is a staple of Mardi Gras. We're looking into its origins in New Orleans, the plastic baby and sharing a king cake recipe to try at home.

King cake is eaten on January 6 in honor of Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, which historically marks the arrival of the three wise men/kings in Bethlehem who delivered gifts to the baby Jesus.

King cake is only eaten during the Carnival season — which begins 12 days after Christmas, on Epiphany, or Twelfth Night — and ends on Mardi Gras Day.

King cake is a staple of Mardi Gras. We're looking into its origins in New Orleans, the plastic baby and sharing a king cake recipe to try at home.

If you're planning on baking a traditional king cake, there are some expert tips that will give you the best outcome. Tasting ...

I was once happy, just like you. For years I would start eating king cake on Jan. 6 and wouldn’t stop until Mardi Gras. In fact, I once ate 88 different king cakes during a single Carnival!

King cakes have been a tradition in Louisiana and across parts of the Gulf Coast for centuries, and in the food-crazed city of New Orleans, they come in many forms.

The rose queen cake from La Vie En Rose is truly a thing of beauty, one that reflects the majestic side of Mardi Gras, the effort and artistry people put into the celebration to make it extra special.

King cakes didn't arrive from France to America until the 1870s. The multicolored cake evolved from French settlers' galette des rois, which didn't include colored sugar and was stuffed with ...