You may not be able to get to New Orleans in the time between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, but if you still want to celebrate, there’s a sweet tradition you can eat anywhere: king cake. While king cakes ...

Mardi Gras begins Tuesday and if ever there was a time for you to have your cake and eat it too, it’s that very day — also known as fat Tuesday. And if you’re going to eat cake, make sure it’s a ...

If you're feasting on the famous Mardi Gras dessert this Fat Tuesday, you might be wondering what the baby in a King Cake means, or where the heck this technicolor dessert came from in the first place ...

NEW ORLEANS — Everyone from Louisiana knows the drill. If you're eating a piece of king cake, and you discover a plastic baby or other trinket in your piece, you have to buy the next one. It is a ...

season is here, and king cakes are appearing as treats in offices and at other gatherings. The question that comes up every year: "What does it mean if you find the baby in the king cake?" For those ...

Eaters, beware. The next bite of King Cake could cost you. It's officially Mardi Gras season, marked by Epiphany on Jan. 6. It also marked the time when bakeries began selling the seasonal King Cake.

Find out what it means if you’re the one who discovers the king cake baby in your Mardi Gras slice! Fact checked by Emily Estep Mardi Gras (a.k.a., Fat Tuesday) falls each year on the Tuesday before ...