The Kings’ Cake

Though it has fallen out of favor in many English-speaking countries, it is traditional in many parts of the world to prepare and eat a Kings’ Cake on Twelfth Night (Jan 5) or Epiphany (Jan 6). Though they take various forms, they are often ring-shaped (like a crown) and contain a surprise! By tradition, the baker hides the baby Jesus in the cake, either represented by a bean, a bead, or a plastic baby.

When the party gathered for the celebration shares the cake, everyone is searching for the baby Jesus, and whoever finds “him” in the cake reveals him to the rest of the party—and is…