Americans usher in the new year with lifestyle resolutions galore, but many people across the globe — particularly those from predominantly Catholic countries — celebrate the calendar change with a ...

New Orleans style king cake is typically made with brioche dough and colorful decorations. Across all these traditions, the common denominator is a small figurine of a baby, or another symbolic ...

Every king cake contains a trinket — often a small figurine in the shape of a baby — which plays a crucial part in the celebration of the holiday that inspired this pastry. Whomever finds the ...

One of the most exciting aspects of the Rosca is the surprise hidden inside: a small figurine or charm, often in the shape of a baby Jesus.

Most notably however, is the hidden baby figurine that represents Jesus ... Whether you’re craving French galette des rois (king cake), New Orleans style king cake or Spanish rosca de reyes ...

Like King Cake, another Epiphany-related food custom, the rosca contains a figurine representing baby Jesus. “It is a beautiful tradition because we are not just cutting into a cake or a loaf of ...

The candies on top, the figs and cherries and colorful items on top are the decorations of the king's crown," said Garcia. When cutting a slice, you might find a tiny plastic baby Jesus figurine.

At the heart of the celebration is the Rosca de Reyes or King’s Cake, a ring-shaped pastry ... with one person finding a hidden figurine representing baby Jesus. “So for kids that get that ...

New Orleans has received more snowfall since the start of meteorological winter than many cold-weather cities across the country.

In Latino countries, a “roscon de reyes,” a king’s ring cake “rosca de reyes,” is made. It is a pastry with a tiny figurine of a baby baked into the dough to be revealed in a slice or ...