Hide your wife, and hide your kids because the NBA's creepiest mascot has returned to New Orleans. Driving the news: The King Cake Baby is back in the Smoothie King Center for Mardi Gras.

The King Cake is an iconic symbol of Mardi Gras, a tradition deeply rooted in culture, religion, and celebration. With ...

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

(The plastic baby hidden inside king cakes today is a nod to ... Ross for The Washington Post via Getty Images A sweet, circular pastry, cake, or bread that is the centerpiece of a historically ...

What is the tradition of the baby in king cake? The cake can include a tiny plastic toy baby; the person who finds the doll in their slice gets good luck for the next year — and is responsible ...

It's your classic king cake, a cinnamon flavored dough covered in frosting and sprinkled with decorative green, purple and yellow sugar. And of course, it comes with a plastic king cake baby.

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 ...