While growing up in Paris, Beatrice Germaine ate "king cake" that's nothing like the sprinkle-covered brioche slices New Orleanians know all too well. The new French café in Mid-City that Germaine ...

When you think of Mardi Gras, you probably think of New Orleans parades, Bourbon Street and revelers tossing strands of colorful beads into the air. You may see fun New Orleans-inspired recipes all ...

Be it Spain, France or New Orleans, there are plenty of sweet iterations of king cake baked all over the world to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, when, according to western Christianity, the ...

Mardi Gras season is here which means king cake season is here too. King cake is a sugary treat as synonymous with Mardi Gras as New Orleans and plastic beads. King cake is oval-shaped and is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Each year, January 6 marks Epiphany, or Three Kings Day. The Christian feast day celebrates how a star led three wise men to baby Jesus after he was born. Galette des Rois, or King ...

Gretchen Lowe in Metairie has been baking for years, but when asked for a king cake recipe, she offered her son's version. In Gift-of-the-Magi fashion, Steven Lowe says his mom is the real king cake ...

I just moved to New Orleans in October and have been patiently awaiting Twelfth Night (and not a minute before) so I can enjoy piece after piece of king cake. There are so many I want to try, as I've ...

King Cake is a traditional pastry with roots in France, brought to New Orleans in the 19th century. Its origins trace back to celebrations of the Christian Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, marking the ...

Sweet stories behind the almond cream-filled French King Cake and rich Tunnel of Fudge Bundt Cake. Two Cakes with a HOLE lot of surprises. The stories behind the decedent and buttery French King Cake ...