treestarfae Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hi we are making a king cake this year. Get 3 cans of Pillsbury grand cinnamon rolls. Roll each can out into one long row. Braid them together and make a circle. Bake it per the instructions. Sprinkle purple, green and gold sugar crystals on top. I am going to put the baby (or any figure you want) in after I bake the cake from underneath. We then have the kids say which piece goes to each family member. Whoever gets the baby is king for the day and wears a crown(homemade)! It's great fun! I hope someone is doing the tradition with us. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 ummmm this looks like a fun project. Dh is bringing one home from a local baker, but we are in Mexico. If not, I would do this. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlefurfamily Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Here's how we do 3 Kings Day. I have usually put away all of the Christmas decorations...except for baby Jesus and kings from the creche. We bake a small cake ( this year will be gingerbread). I attach a crown (playmobil) to a ribbon and tuck this along with an empty ribbon for each person into the cake (after it is baked!). Whoever pulls out the crown gets to be the king and then serves the cake! We also pop English Christmas crackers (bought on sale :D after Christmas) and everyone wears a crown and messes about with those silly trinkets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I love it -- it will be a real spirit-lifter for me -- thanks for the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 OK, you made me get up and make some sweet dough. (I am sick and in bed, but that looked too fun). I've been wanting to celebrate the Epiphany so sometimes you just have to jump in. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I remembered at about 9pm last night. LOL. I whipped up a cake and decorated it (sadly). We love Epiphany! The last hurrah of Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 On the 12th day of Christmas... we take down all our decorations. Anything that we forget has to stay up and in place until next year. We sing lots of hymns while we take down our decorations. Last year I forgot my row of Precious Moment Christmas Ornaments, so I have had to explain those away for a year. I wonder what I will forget this year. I think I will add cake to the festivities this year, thanks for the recipe ideas. Happy 3 kings day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I remembered at about 9pm last night. LOL. I whipped up a cake and decorated it (sadly). We love Epiphany! The last hurrah of Christmas. good Lord your kids are gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 good Lord your kids are gorgeous! LOL. Thanks. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Well I just learned something new here today. I had never before heard of having King Cake any time other than Mardi Gras. I went and Google'd King Cake and just had a nice little lesson about the King Cake. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I remembered about an hour ago. :tongue_smilie: I always associate king's cake with Mardi Gras but I meant to make one today. Maybe next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 That cake sounds so good. It's really hard having a child allergic to wheat during the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treestarfae Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Having fun making ours. Hope everyone had a good one today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 That cake sounds so good. It's really hard having a child allergic to wheat during the holidays. There are quite a few yummy wheat-free cake recipes out there (from scratch and boxes you can buy at the store). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 We love our King Cake. Ever since we moved to the US we have been buying the Mexican version, which is virtually the same as the traditional Spanish version, although in Spain nowadays there are some novel and truly delicious varieties... We started the celebrations yesterday with our Spanish Club friends, then watched various traditional 3 Kings' Day Parades from Spain via Internet. We left our shoes, grass for the camels, "polvorones" and cyder for the Kings. Younger daughter finally fell asleep by 11.00pm, she was so excited! Of course she was up this morning by 6.00am in time to be able to open presents before her older sister left for school at 7.00am! It's been a fun day. Our Christmas decorations will stay until the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I have a memory of a coin wrapped in foil and baked in a cake. The person who got it was the King or Queen and got to wear the crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 We can buy the cakes from a local supermarket. It's a coffee cake with icing and purple, gold and green sparkles. It even comes with a naked baby Jesus (per dd's description) and some beads for the king or queen. I've also seen the more sedate rosca de reyes here, but my kids prefer the cake with the multicolor sparkles. They also got their last presents yesterday, but we just put them under the tree because the shoes were for St. Nicholas and Krampusz. I love the Christmas season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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