Airehead Posted February 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2020 Did you slice it yet? Inside looks better than outside. who got the baby in their slice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted February 25, 2020 Oh wait. Some bakers are not putting the baby in the cake any more because they don’t want to get sued if someone chokes on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 25, 2020 People are too stupid nowadays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 25, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 25, 2020 Bakers put babies in cakes? WTF? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 25, 2020 Just now, Dirtyhip said: Bakers put babies in cakes? WTF? It is a tiny plastic baby. Part of the whole Mardi Gras thing https://randazzokingcake.com/history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 25, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 25, 2020 This baker didn't put the baby in the cake but said that you could do it. But it seemed more sanitary to just place the baby in the center of the cake for decoration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted February 25, 2020 39 minutes ago, smudge said: People are too stupid nowadays. Indeed 4 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Bakers put babies in cakes? WTF? Yep, pink ones look like baby mice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Airehead said: Indeed Yep, pink ones look like baby mice. Never seen this done out here. Interesting. Rebirth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 25, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 25, 2020 Here are some babies from cakes in prior years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 25, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 25, 2020 From Uncle Google and Cousin Wiki... Traditionally, a small plastic or porcelain baby[24] is hidden in the king cake. Originally, the baby was placed in the cake to symbolize baby Jesus. Fava beans were also used to represent Jesus. Today, the baby symbolizes luck and prosperity to whoever finds it in their slice of cake. That person is also responsible for purchasing next year's cake,[25] or for throwing the next Mardi Gras party. In some traditions, the finder of the baby is designated "king" or "queen" for the evening. This is very popular among kids. As beans and porcelain figures became replaced with plastic babies, many bakers have recently been placing the baby outside of the cake, and leaving the hiding to the customer. This is also because there is a potential of customers choking on or swallowing the baby, and bakers want to stay clear of this liability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Kzoo said: From Uncle Google and Cousin Wiki... Traditionally, a small plastic or porcelain baby[24] is hidden in the king cake. Originally, the baby was placed in the cake to symbolize baby Jesus. Fava beans were also used to represent Jesus. Today, the baby symbolizes luck and prosperity to whoever finds it in their slice of cake. That person is also responsible for purchasing next year's cake,[25] or for throwing the next Mardi Gras party. In some traditions, the finder of the baby is designated "king" or "queen" for the evening. This is very popular among kids. As beans and porcelain figures became replaced with plastic babies, many bakers have recently been placing the baby outside of the cake, and leaving the hiding to the customer. This is also because there is a potential of customers choking on or swallowing the baby, and bakers want to stay clear of this liability. So it is a baby Jeff Gordon? Awesome. Sort of explains the paint job on the cake too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 25, 2020 Share #13 Posted February 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: So it is a baby Jeff Gordon? Awesome. Sort of explains the paint job on the cake too! Footnote reference you moran. Jeff was a better driver than he is a booth guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 25, 2020 Share #14 Posted February 25, 2020 27 minutes ago, Kirby said: Here are some babies from cakes in prior years About the choking worry, do people not chew their food? I would notice pretty quickly if I put a piece of plastic in my mouth. I was going to say toy, but figured that would head down a bad road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #15 Posted February 25, 2020 Just now, Dirtyhip said: About the choking worry, do people not chew their food? I would notice pretty quickly if I put a piece of plastic in my mouth. I was going to say toy, but figured that would head down a bad road. and most of those are silicone I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted February 25, 2020 45 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Never seen this done out here. Interesting. Rebirth? I think oringinally meant you found Jesus now mean good luck. If finding a baby mouse in your cake is considered good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 25, 2020 Share #17 Posted February 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, jsharr said: and most of those are silicone I think. Even if they were made out of walnuts, I think most should notice a big chunk of something hard in their cake. Unless they are really tiny. Like tip of pinky finger size, then maybe dangerous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #18 Posted February 25, 2020 Just now, Dirtyhip said: Even if they were made out of walnuts, I think most should notice a big chunk of something hard in their cake. Unless they are really tiny. Like tip of pinky finger size, then maybe dangerous. I was not talking about the babies... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 25, 2020 Share #19 Posted February 25, 2020 Just now, jsharr said: I was not talking about the babies... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted February 25, 2020 Share #20 Posted February 25, 2020 53 minutes ago, Kirby said: Here are some babies from cakes in prior years Those are some creepy ass looking babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted February 25, 2020 Share #21 Posted February 25, 2020 45 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Originally, the baby was placed in the cake to symbolize baby Jesus. Fava beans were also used to represent Jesus. How does Jesus feel about being replaced with fava beans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Mr. Silly said: How does Jesus feel about being replaced with fava beans? I also thought that was odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #23 Posted February 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr. Silly said: How does Jesus feel about being replaced with fava beans? 1 minute ago, Airehead said: I also thought that was odd Actually, you should ask how the fava bean feels about being replaced by Jesus. It would seem to be a safe assumption that the King’s Cake has its roots in Christianity; however, some trace it back further to an ancient pagan Roman festival. Held throughout the Roman empire, Saturnalia was a winter solstice celebration honoring Saturn, the god of agriculture. In ancient times, fava beans were believed to be magical and also used for voting. Cakes were made to celebrate the harvest and, according to Larousse Gastronomique, “During the Saturnalia the “king of the day” was chosen by lot, using a bean concealed in a galette. It was only in the Middle Ages that this cake ceremony began to be associated with the festival of Epiphany.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #24 Posted February 25, 2020 49 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: About the choking worry, do people not chew their food? I would notice pretty quickly if I put a piece of plastic in my mouth. I was going to say toy, but figured that would head down a bad road. You'd have to come up with a better source than the Wiki one in Kzoo's quote for arguing that folks are worried about choking hazards and getting sued. Here is the reference (itself with no reference/source): In order to avoid liability, most bakeries sell the cake with the baby on the side, leaving the actual hiding to the purchaser. Fear of choking on a plastic child doesn't stop people in the Big Easy from chowing down on more than 750,000 King Cakes a year, according to the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, and many Louisiana bakeries now ship their royal confections across the country, making it unlikely that the sun will soon set on this cake's kingdom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 25, 2020 Share #25 Posted February 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, Mr. Silly said: Those are some creepy ass looking babies. One of my coworkers refers to the king cake as the "creepy baby cake" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted February 25, 2020 Share #26 Posted February 25, 2020 33 minutes ago, jsharr said: Actually, you should ask how the fava bean feels about being replaced by Jesus. It would seem to be a safe assumption that the King’s Cake has its roots in Christianity; however, some trace it back further to an ancient pagan Roman festival. Held throughout the Roman empire, Saturnalia was a winter solstice celebration honoring Saturn, the god of agriculture. In ancient times, fava beans were believed to be magical and also used for voting. Cakes were made to celebrate the harvest and, according to Larousse Gastronomique, “During the Saturnalia the “king of the day” was chosen by lot, using a bean concealed in a galette. It was only in the Middle Ages that this cake ceremony began to be associated with the festival of Epiphany.” Weren't fava beans what Jack traded the cow for? I'm sure the book said fava beans. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #27 Posted February 25, 2020 Do we wash this fava bean cake down with a fine Chianti?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #28 Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, jsharr said: I was not talking about the babies... Neither was she. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #29 Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Dirtyhip said: Bakers put babies in cakes? WTF? They put babies in everything these days. Help yourself to some chips and dip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 25, 2020 Share #30 Posted February 25, 2020 48 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Weren't fava beans what Jack traded the cow for? I'm sure the book said fava beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 25, 2020 Share #31 Posted February 25, 2020 I never understood the idea of making food look like trash. There was the cat litter cake going around a few years ago. That should not be a thing we want to emulate with food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted February 26, 2020 Share #32 Posted February 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Bakers put babies in cakes? WTF? Thus the term "Babycakes". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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