King cake may look kind of gross, and it may taste kind of gross, but Mardi Gras is almost here, so put your true feelings aside and get festive with your very own dessert with a baby in it. If you’re scratching your head right now, king cake is a Mardi Gras tradition that’s often more festive than it is tasty. More specifically, it’s a frosted, bready cake eaten between January 6, or King’s Day, and Fat Tuesday. According to tradition, a little plastic baby is put inside the cake, and the lucky person who lands the piece with the baby is supposed to provide the king cake next year.
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