King's Cake Party
A French tradition to celebrate Epiphany on the 6th of January.
A figurine is concealed within the cake and the person who discovers
this figurine in their slice of cake is crowned king.
January 16th, 2003
Flora: "The cake is ready!" |
Recipe for King's Cake
(for 8 to 10 servings)
500g Dough pastry (preferrably 2 circular pieces)
130g Almond powder
100g Sugar
50g Butter
2 Eggs
1 Figurine or a large bean
- Unfold the pastries onto a pan
- In a large bowl, mix together Almond powder, sugar, melted
butter, and 1 egg.
- Put the mixture onto the pastries, leaving a 2cm border
around the edges.
- Place the bean.
- Baste the border of the cake with the eggwhite of the
remaining egg.
- Cover with remaining pastry. Seal edges of the pastry.
- Checker the top of the pastry with a knife.
- Combine the remaining egg yolk with 1 spoon of water,
and baste the top of the cake.
- Bake 10 Minutes at 220 degrees C in a preheated oven,
reduce heat to 150 degrees C and cook for an additional
25 minutes.
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Vic, cutting the cake. |
No crowns in the stores? No problem, we'll make our own! |
The youngest of the audience must wait under the table and
name recipients of the slices when asked by the cutter who
it is for.
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Sofott and Ricky: a royal couple
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The royal subjects. |
A bunch of kings and queens |
Julian: our venerable coach. |
Queen Marie and daughters. |
Richard, Kyle, and Emre. |
Enjoying the party. |
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