While there’s a long history of hiding trinkets inside king cakes, the modern tradition of a small plastic baby started in New Orleans. A commercial bakery called McKenzie's popularized the baby ...

If you're looking for a place to order a king cake this season, the Jackson area has options. Most shops stop selling king cake on the last day of Carnival, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, ...

Hide your wife, and hide your kids because the NBA's creepiest mascot has returned to New Orleans. Driving the news: The King Cake Baby is back in the Smoothie King Center for Mardi Gras.

In these king cakes, finding the hidden baby can be a sign of luck and prosperity for the coming year — and the impending responsibility to bring the king cake next year.

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 ...