I live in France. We have king cakes in France however they do not have this green, yellow and purple frosting. They are made with an almond filling in the center of them and are better tasting than a cake like this. They do offer a cake with dried fruit on with colors in green and red during this time too however it is not as good tasting as the one made with the almond filling. Only the ones made with almond filling have a small ceramic piece inside of them. They are not available in February. Only in January. My previous husband was Portuguese and they made a bread which was fried and rolled in powder sugar the day before Ash Wednesday and had no colors on it. I think each culture has their take on these traditions of cakes.
I live in France. We have king cakes in France however they do not have this green, yellow and purple frosting. They are made with an almond filling in the center of them and are better tasting than a cake like this. They do offer a cake with dried fruit on with colors in green and red during this time too however it is not as good tasting as the one made with the almond filling. Only the ones made with almond filling have a small ceramic piece inside of them. They are not available in February. Only in January. My previous husband was Portuguese and they made a bread which was fried and rolled in powder sugar the day before Ash Wednesday and had no colors on it. I think each culture has their take on these traditions of cakes.