I forgot to take a photo of the when it was cooked. It was huge. It rose so much it was no longer a ring. And it was delicious. Here is the photo showing the last quarter left.
The cake is nicely risen, and in the oven ready to bake. I put yellow, purple and green, (the traditional colours) decorative balls on the cake but they didn’t show up well once it was cooked.
We celebrated Epiphany on New Year’s Day – a little bit early as its feast day is next Saturday 6th of January. Our Wise Men have travelled from the back of the church and finally arrive at Bethlehem with their gifts for the Christ Child. Epiphany is the 12th day of Christmas and traditionally a time to pack up the Christmas decorations. The day is also called Three Kings Day or the Twelfth Night. Many cultures have interesting traditions for Epiphany. Christmas Carols are sung for the last time. There are regattas, street parades, river swims and diving into the sea to retrieve a cross thrown by the Bishop. It is also a time to give a yearly blessing of your home with chalk over your front door. There are also traditional cakes and we will go with the cake tradition. Last year, or was it the one before, I baked the traditional French cake with a marzipan filling. This time I went for the Louisiana Traditional yeast cake decorated with fruit and purple green and yellow icing.