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Royal Pastry

WHILE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY unwinds from the busy holiday season, Louisiana prepares to move into Carnival season and welcome back the beloved king cake. While cinnamon-filled brioche king cakes can be found in nearly every bakery and grocery store in the state, the galette des rois, or French king cake, is an elegant specialty offered at select bakeries.

These king cakes start appearing inbakeries on Epiphany (January 6), a Christian feast day observing the arrival of the three kings to visit the infant Jesus after his birth, and

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