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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 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.

In the U.S., king cake is interwoven with Mardi Gras, a celebration marking the start of Lent, and, in New Orleans, distinguished by the colors green, gold, and purple.

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.