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| What is Mardis Gras and why do people bake and eat King's Cake at Mardis Gras? |
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| Papa gave us a history lesson last Monday on the traditions of Mardis Gras and King's Cake |
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| Mardis Gras means "Fat Tuesday" It's basically the big party before Lent and part of this celebrating includes baking and eating a King's Cake. The King's cake represent the 3 kings that came to visit Christ at his birth. And that is why you get the three colors of the cake which also are the tradional colors of Mardis Gras (This cake is more like a big braided cinnamon roll or more culinary correct--brioche--than cake). Nonetheless I decided it would be fun to bake a King's Cake! |
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| It is also customary to put a little plasitc baby or if you don't have a plastic baby...which I didn't... a bean. Whoever gets the 'baby' in their slice of cake gets to be QUEEN and in turn is the hostess for the next party and bakes the next King's Cake Lexi is our Queen!! She found the bean in her slice!! Queen Lexi...she likes the sound of it!! It was fun learning a little about Mardis Gras, King's Cake and Lent. And the King's Cake was delicious!! |
