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 ...

Raw, uncensored king cake babies are not suitable for Facebook advertisements, one New Orleans-area marketing firm discovered to its ire this week. But it's not taking this affront to Mardi Gras ...

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 ...

Mardi Gras is quickly approaching. Celebrated on Tuesday March 4 this year, the holiday is one big party: think music-filled parades, colorful beads, exposed chests (free the nipple?), and flavorful ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

For some kids, like 1-year-old Viviana D'Ippolito, sugar is an acquired taste. When prompted to dig into a turquoise buttercream cake with a dollop of frosting, "Vivi," wearing a tiny silver crown in ...

When participating in New Orlean's ebullient Mardi Gras season, one can expect beads, parades, costumes, and a sweet seasonal treat known as king cake. But first timers tasting the ring-shaped pastry ...