Kings cake is famously eaten during the Mardi Gras and Carnival season. We Americans know it as an obnoxious green, purple and yellow bread cake with a baby hidden inside. The French as per usual have a more elegant and understated interpretation of the pastry. Le Gallette des Rois as it’s called in French has no topping, no artificial colors and no baby. It is a simple pastry cake with a sugary-almond inside with a knife-drawn picture on top. Well, simple is what I thought, but I’ve learned. She promised it would be easy…
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