The Mardi Gras season begins on January 6 and continues until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. This year Fat Tuesday, is on Tuesday, February 16th. During this time of year, one of the most beloved traditions in New Orleans is that of the King Cake.
On the Christian calendar, the twelfth day after Christmas is known as "Epiphany", "Twelfth Night", or "Kings Day." It is the day the gift-bearing Magi visited the baby Jesus, and is celebrated with its own unique rituals. This traditional celebration beginning in the 1870’s is celebrated with a “King Cake” in honor of the three kings.
Megan’s Cupcakes is continuing this Mardi Gras Celebration right here in Cadillac, MI with the King Cupcake. Our version is a yellow cinnamon swirl cupcake topped with butter cream frosting. Each cupcake is decorated with the traditional Mardi Gras colors: purple represents justice, green represents faith and gold represents power.
A small baby, symbolizing the baby Jesus, is baked into only one cupcake in each dozen we bake. Like the biblical story, the "search for the baby" adds excitement, as each person waits to see in whose cupcake the baby will be discovered. While custom holds that the person who finds the baby in their cake will be rewarded with good luck, that person is also traditionally responsible for bringing the King Cake to the next party or gathering.
Order a dozen King Cupcakes at your next gathering. I will deliver and include a note in the box explaining the tradition.
Bridget Coffey, Chief Cupcake
248-765-6957
On the Christian calendar, the twelfth day after Christmas is known as "Epiphany", "Twelfth Night", or "Kings Day." It is the day the gift-bearing Magi visited the baby Jesus, and is celebrated with its own unique rituals. This traditional celebration beginning in the 1870’s is celebrated with a “King Cake” in honor of the three kings.
Megan’s Cupcakes is continuing this Mardi Gras Celebration right here in Cadillac, MI with the King Cupcake. Our version is a yellow cinnamon swirl cupcake topped with butter cream frosting. Each cupcake is decorated with the traditional Mardi Gras colors: purple represents justice, green represents faith and gold represents power.
A small baby, symbolizing the baby Jesus, is baked into only one cupcake in each dozen we bake. Like the biblical story, the "search for the baby" adds excitement, as each person waits to see in whose cupcake the baby will be discovered. While custom holds that the person who finds the baby in their cake will be rewarded with good luck, that person is also traditionally responsible for bringing the King Cake to the next party or gathering.
Order a dozen King Cupcakes at your next gathering. I will deliver and include a note in the box explaining the tradition.
Bridget Coffey, Chief Cupcake
248-765-6957
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