If you find the baby in your slice of king cake, congratulations! You get to be "king" or "queen" for the day. But you also ...

She tops the cooled pastry ring with cream cheese icing, then sprinkles it with sanding sugars in the traditional Mardi Gras colors: gold, purple, and green. This is a big cake and truly at its ...

decorated with colorful icing in shades of purple, green, and gold, which symbolize justice, faith, and power. Inside the cake, a small figurine—often in the form of a baby—is hidden.