Growing up in New Orleans, Kaitlin Guerin remembers that every Carnival season was sweetened with appearances by king cakes. There were plenty of big, cinnamon-flecked, glazed slabs of braided brioche ...
The small, plastic baby baked inside of king cakes is one of the most well-known traditions of Mardi Gras. Everyone knows if you get the baby, you have to buy the next delicious purple ...