Mardi Gras would be incomplete without this sweet pastry

Let the good times roll and celebrate Mardi Gras' most delicious tradition, the king cake. Learn all about king cake traditions, and meaning behind the king cake baby on Always The Holidays! #KingCake #KingCakeTraditions

Here's everything you ever wanted to know about king cakes, the colorful, baby-stuffed pastries served during Mardi Gras season.

Want to make a king cake easy? Try this easy recipe for king cake. With ideas for the baby.

a rendition of the traditional mardi gras king cake starts with a soft vanilla blondie base with swirls of cinnamon and pecans through topped with a smooth icing and colored sugar crystals.

In New Orleans, after the cake is baked a tiny toy baby is often inserted into it. Whoever gets the piece with the baby is supposed to have a year of good luck. The catch is they must also throw a Mardi Gras party next year. — Stacey West-Feather, Jay, Oklahoma

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Celebrate Mardi Gras with a delicious King Cake!