THE GALETTE DES ROIS - THE CAKE OF THE THREE KINGS; EPIPHANY - 6th JANUARY
THE GALETTE DES ROIS - THE CAKE OF THE THREE KINGS EPIPHANY - 6th JANUARY The Northern French celebrate Epiphany by the Gallette des Rois, which is a cake based on a frangipane custard layer over flaky pastry, into which is hidden the “feve,” or the charm by which the designation of King or Queen for the day is made. If you are fortunate to live near a good French patisserie, they will certainly make a Gallette des Rois, although it may be necessary for you to purchase the feve yourself on-line. Feves are traditionally small porcelain images of the three Magi or the Holy Family, and, of course, for any practicing Catholics, these are the desirable ones to obtain, although they are now available in Disney characters and other awful transformations. If you are not able to purchase the Galette des Rois locally, a recipe is set out below. In the south-west of France, the cake of the Three Kings is a Gateaux des Rois – a brioche cake. And in New Orleans they have the King Cake, to cel...