It’s King Cake time once again and everybody’s scarfing it up and searching for the baby. But it looks like these little guys are making a break for it! So, what's going on in this cartoon?

The name “King Cake” is a reference to the Biblical story of the three kings or wisemen who brought gifts when Jesus was born ...

We received 788 entries in this first Cartoon Caption Contest of 2025 ... Dottie Anklam, Baton Rouge: “Nobody puts baby in the King Cake.” Danny Dysart, Chalmette: “It’s not Alcatraz ...

The culture in New Orleans during Mardi Gras is rich, with no shortage of traditions, including the king cake, the secretly placed baby inside the sweet pastry, and the many facets of symbolism ...

(You may also be familiar with king cake around Mardi Gras, which also typically contains a baby figurine and is often covered in purple, green, and gold toppings.) The day is not just about the ...

New Orleans style king cake is typically made with brioche dough and colorful decorations. Across all these traditions, the common denominator is a small figurine of a baby, or another symbolic ...