Mardi Gras is quickly approaching. Celebrated on Tuesday March 4 this year, the holiday is one big party: think music-filled parades, colorful beads, exposed chests (free the nipple?), and flavorful ...

You may not be able to get to New Orleans in the time between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, but if you still want to celebrate, there’s a sweet tradition you can eat anywhere: king cake. While king cakes ...

Chef David Guas should be on your radar when it comes to king Cakes – a sweet bread-like dessert often eaten during Mardi Gras celebrations. The New Orleans native, who is owner of Bayou Bakery, ...

Mardi Gras isn’t subtle, and neither is this rainbow-colored confection. So what is a king cake, and why is there a baby hidden inside?

If you've ever been appalled by the image of plastic naked babies hiding in your king cake, prepare for some validation. An advertising company says Facebook went too far with censorship last week ...

PASADENA, Texas (AP) — A Texas family could have used a saw instead of a knife to slice a graduation cake from Walmart that was made of plastic foam. Marsy Flores says the retail giant's store in ...

Mardi Gras comes with many traditions: parades, beads, bare chests, beads thrown at people who bare their chests, and, of course, the king cake. It's part cake, part bread, all frosted, and it has a ...