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Here’s Why There’s A Plastic Baby Jesus Hiding Inside Your King Cake

February 15, 2021
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King cake may look like the sloppy work of a toddler ― it’s covered in a mess green, yellow and purple frosting or sprinkles, and someone left a plastic toy baby inside of it ― but there’s a whole lot of Mardi Gras symbolism behind it.

King cake is a frosted, bready cake eaten between January 6, or King’s Day, and Fat Tuesday. According to tradition, a little plastic baby (which is supposed to symbolize baby Jesus) is put inside the cake.

Putting a choking hazard inside a cake might sound strange to you, but it’s a tradition that started centuries ago in old world Europe.

During ancient pagan festivals, a bean was originally hidden inside the cake. Later, in medieval France, the cake became associated with Christianity and the Epiphany when they branded it the galette des rois (which literally translates into “king cake”).

Legend has it that if you received the piece of cake with the bean in it ― which later became a plastic baby ― you’d get to be king for the day. These days, it also means that you’re responsible for buying the next king cake.

The French brought their king cake with them to Louisiana when they came to the Americas. The bean hidden in the cake became a baby in the 1950s when McKenzie’s ― a famous New Orleans bakery ― was approached by a traveling salesman who had too many plastic babies on his hands. The idea stuck, and a new tradition was started.

Let’s face it. Even the best king cakes aren’t overwhelmingly attractive. (Don’t believe us? Do a Google image search.) But the top of the cake is actually decorated with purpose: purple stands for justice, green for faith and gold for power.

This Fat Tuesday, try a few of our favorite recipes below. And of course, Amazon has an assortment of babies in all shapes and sizes.

Traditional Mardi Gras King Cake

Brown Eyed Baker

Easy Mini King Cakes For Mardi Gras

Eclectic Recipes

King Bundt Cake

Brown Eyed Baker

King Cake

Food52

Cinnamon Roll King Cake

Joy The Baker

King Cake Cheesecake

Kitchen Belleilicious

King Cake Cupcakes

NOLA Mommy

New Orleans King Cake

Liv Life

Pecan Pie Stuffed King Cake

Kitchen Belleilicious

Martha Stewart’s King Cake

Martha Stewart


Credit: Notigroup Newsroom.
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