King Cake: What does it mean if you find the baby?

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WKRN) – Satisfy your sweet tooth this Fat Tuesday with a slice of King Cake. “King Cakes are a New Orleans tradition that came over here in 1870, from France,” said Molly Swift, Bakery Supervisor at Puffy Muffin.“Puffy Muffin has been in Brentwood since 1986. We do all sorts of Danishes, specialty desserts, cookies, cakes, and we have a full restaurant here as well.”IngredientsAnd around Mardi Gras they are whipping up plenty of cakes, “They sell like crazy. They sell a few before Fat Tuesday and day of we cannot keep them on our shelves. Usually, I make around 150 King Cakes, divided between smalls and larges.”King Cakes are a mix of a coffee cake and cinnamon rollsthat get twisted up to form a ring shape. They are then covered in a mix ofpurple, green, and yellow sprinkles. Swift says the process takes anywherebetween 3-4 hours to make an entire set of them.“They’re delicious!” Swift exclaimed.The Baby“There is traditionally a baby hidden inside the cake,” said Swif...