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Are you all making or have you made already a 12th Night CAKE, British Christmas Cake? With or
without fondant icing & or marzipan? Have you had it before?
EPIPHANY CAKE12th NIGHT CAKE Or a Gallette des ROIS? Rosca de REYES? January 6, 2021!
The 12th Night Cake is probably the ancestor to the America Fruit Cake, but not quite the same,
because the British have the British Christmas Cake with fondant icing & or marzipan, the
fruit cake is a different recipe that they have on Dec. 25th. While the 12th Night Cake they
have in January (like the one in the video below).
Some people, especially in Louisiana & other parts of the US will have the Gallette des ROIS from Januaary 5th or 6th until Mardi Gras-Fat Tuesday (prior to Lent)
Also known in Spanish as Rosca de REYES ROIS & REYES=KING (The 3 KINGS or WISE MEN)
People all over the world, including the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Russia, Romania, Mexico, Latin America, The Philippines, etc. etc. etc Are CELEBRATING:
The 12th NIGHT of CHRISTMAS, the FEAST of the EPIPHANY, the 3 KINGS DAY, the 3 WISE MEN & or
CHRISTMAS itself!
The Orthodox Christians, Eastern Catholics, Roman Catholics, High Liturgical Christians (Anglicans, Lutherans, Episcopalians, etc.) are still CELEBRATING the HOLIDAYS (and get time off from work) They have parades, exchange gifts, etc. It is a good way to take our minds off of COVID
There is also a TRADITION to place a bean, coin, token, crown or ceramic BABY JESUS inside the cake or Gallette.
Supposedly, the individual who gets the "SURPRISE" (hopefully without breaking a tooth) gets to HOST
the party the following year, or on CANDLEMAS, Feb. 2nd (Truly the END of the Christmas Season)
Other people say they get to be KING or Queen for the day Either way they are all lovely TRADITIONS!
countrylv22 I am not familiar with those cakes in the English speaking version but I remember mother used to bake around this time the Dreikönigskuchen/Three King’s Cake when I was little.We also had girls and boys coming from house to house singing and in return they received home baked sweets or golden coins handed out by my mother.
That is exactly what I wanted to hear about. Family Holiday traditions from all over the world!
The link & picture that you posted is very COOL & looks tasty!! Thank you!
The German version seems similar to the version that is eaten in some other countries. I think it is similar
to what they have in New Orleans & maybe in Mexico as well.
So, I think at the end of the day, there is the British version, that seems like it is the ancestor to the American fruit cake.
The French version Gallette des ROIS
The German version & possibly the Mexican version Seems like a sweet bread like/dough. I think it is also similar to what they make in Louisiana. In Louisiana they keep eating & ordering from bakeries until Mardi Gras. The Mexican & Lousiana versions I believe look like a wreath & they are a sweet bread with icing of course
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Originally Posted by Almrausch
countrylv22 I am not familiar with those cakes in the English speaking version but I remember mother used to bake around this time the Dreikönigskuchen/Three King’s Cake when I was little.We also had girls and boys coming from house to house singing and in return they received home baked sweets or golden coins handed out by my mother.
Oh, I hope that you are keeping these family traditions alive. I truly love how your Mother celebrated the Feast of the EPIPHANY! YAY!! HAPPY THREE KING'S DAY!! CHEERS!! I also like going from house to house! Very Nice! Hey, any reason to keep celebrating & baking is very cool to me!
My Mother, who grew up in Ireland, always called the Epiphany "Womens Christmas" She said that after all the hard work cooking & baking for the large families they had, over Christmas, the women took the day off & gathered to have tea & cakes with each other. My grandma & the neighboring ladies would enjoy each other & their baking. I think it's a beautiful tradition.
I love hearing of traditions from all over the world, especially from Europe!
And you are right, it is a BEAUTIFUL & LOVELY TRADITION! Remember that they made EVERYTHING from scratch! And that is why it all tasted better!
And they made a ton of cakes, cookies, pies to last for weeks.
That is why several recipes have some form of liquor for preservation. Thank you! EPIPHANY REPS going your way!
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Originally Posted by evening sun
My Mother, who grew up in Ireland, always called the Epiphany "Womens Christmas" She said that after all the hard work cooking & baking for the large families they had, over Christmas, the women took the day off & gathered to have tea & cakes with each other. My grandma & the neighboring ladies would enjoy each other & their baking. I think it's a beautiful tradition.
That is exactly what I wanted to hear about. Family Holiday traditions from all over the world!
The link & picture that you posted is very COOL & looks tasty!! Thank you!
The German version seems similar to the version that is eaten in some other countries. I think it is similar
to what they have in New Orleans & maybe in Mexico as well.
So, I think at the end of the day, there is the British version, that seems like it is the ancestor to the American fruit cake.
The French version Gallette des ROIS
The German version & possibly the Mexican version Seems like a sweet bread like/dough. I think it is also similar to what they make in Louisiana. In Louisiana they keep eating & ordering from bakeries until Mardi Gras. The Mexican & Lousiana versions I believe look like a wreath & they are a sweet bread with icing of course
Oh, I hope that you are keeping these family traditions alive. I truly love how your Mother celebrated the Feast of the EPIPHANY! YAY!! HAPPY THREE KING'S DAY!! CHEERS!! I also like going from house to house! Very Nice! Hey, any reason to keep celebrating & baking is very cool to me!
Not food related but from December 26th on, my sisters and I would move the three wise men figures closer and closer to the Nativity Scene. Although they did not arrive that year, it made the celebration of Epiphany more real to us as children.
I remember that a gg aunt of my dad, would make a cake that was not terribly sweet, but it involved marzipan. If we saw Tante Hilda on Christmas, we would freeze it and enjoy it on Epiphany.
I wish I had her recipes. Sadly, when she passed, she did not leave her recipes. Neither did my grandmothers.
My mother made a 1960s version that was easy. It was not as good, but it was sweet so we liked it.
This year I was not up to baking as much - or cooking. But, I'd like to resurect the tradition next year.
And all week long, the various Tucson Mexican markets have been selling Rosca de Reyes cakes. I normally would have purchased a small one - most were for 25+ people. However, we have had so many sweet items in the past month that we decided to give it a break.
What a BEAUTIFUL POST!! I LOVE IT!! Thanks for SHARING your HOLIDAY, CHRISTMAS, EPIPHANY TRADITIONS!!
Actually my family did the same thing & I still do
By moving the Three Wise Men closer each day, the ANTICIPATION increases & makes it ALL more tangible, real. And that is why you still remember it.
When we see, hear, eat, enjoy DELICIOUS HOLIDAY SMELLS, the memories are entrenched in our heart, souls FOREVER We are involving ALL of our SENSES! And that is a good thing!
That is WHY it is SO IMPORTANT to keep OUR HOLIDAY TRADITIONS ALIVE!! So, we can pass it along to our nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren, neighbors, friends, etc.
My Grandmother had an ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN family living next door & I learned so much from them because they kept their family traditions ALIVE & WELL! Jewish people are great at doing this.
We ALSO must PRESERVE ALL of these traditions, memories ALIVE, it is our HERITAGE!!
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Originally Posted by sheena12
Not food related but from December 26th on, my sisters and I would move the three wise men figures closer and closer to the Nativity Scene. Although they did not arrive that year, it made the celebration of Epiphany more real to us as children.
I remember that a gg aunt of my dad, would make a cake that was not terribly sweet, but it involved marzipan. If we saw Tante Hilda on Christmas, we would freeze it and enjoy it on Epiphany.
I wish I had her recipes. Sadly, when she passed, she did not leave her recipes. Neither did my grandmothers.
My mother made a 1960s version that was easy. It was not as good, but it was sweet so we liked it.
This year I was not up to baking as much - or cooking. But, I'd like to resurect the tradition next year.
I wish that you could some how get a hold of that old recipe from your GG, to share with us.
HAVE A BLESSED, HAPPY EPIPHANY SEASON!!
A BLESSED & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!!
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12th NIGHT CAKE Or a Gallette des ROIS? Rosca de REYES? 
ROIS & REYES=KING (The 3 KINGS or WISE MEN)
Thank you so much, ALMRAUSCH! I appreciate it!
Thank you for your contribution! I appreciate it!
