King Cakes: Fabled New Orleans coffee cake comes with history -- and a surprise | @freep Detroit Free Press

It's a coffee cake with a twist and a history. The feted king cake of New Orleans is a confection made of braided Danish pastry, laced with cinnamon. Traditionally it's served between Epiphany (Twelfth Night) and Mardi Gras, which this year is celebrated on Feb. 16…

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