and the green, gold and purple icing is marbled on top. Forget about brightly colored sprinkles. At Gracious Bakery, king cakes are decorated with “fancy sprinkles” that give the king cakes ...

In the U.S., king cake is interwoven with Mardi Gras, a celebration marking the start of Lent, and, in New Orleans, distinguished by the colors green, gold, and purple. And while both have become ...

Louisiana-style king cake is almost always decorated in the colors associated with Mardi Gras: green, gold, and purple (representing faith, power, and justice). Every king cake contains a trinket ...