Fête des Rois

Take a peek into the windows of any French bakery this time of year and this is what you'll find -

The French tradition of serving a frangipane filled tart known as the galette des rois on, or around the 6th January, (the first Sunday of each New Year) actually dates back to the 14th century.

The festival takes place around Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas, when the wise men visited baby Jesus. This year, the Epiphany falls on Friday, January 6th - today!

Usually there is a small feve (originally a bean or small pottery figurine) baked inside the cake and whichever lucky person gets the piece with the feve is king for the day! Of course, if they  happen to bite into the feve they may be seeing their dentist soon too!

Happy New Year!