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Epiphany

French galette des rois Epiphany king cake with lemon filling

Galette des Rois King Cake with Lemon Filling

No classic French frangipane almond cream filling in this king cake. 2 puff pastries garnished with a fluffy lemon cream: lemon curd mixed with pastry cream

Epiphaniy - French Galette des Rois King Cake with Apple Filling

French Galette des Rois King Cake with Apple Filling

Traditional French galette des rois with two layers of puff pastry filled with applesauce compote to change from the classic almond cream frangipane feeling.

Galette des rois frangipane au chocolat

French Galette des Rois with Chocolate and Almond Filling

Also called epiphany cake. The typical French galette des rois made with a mix of puff pastry and almond cream filling called frangipane is here flavored with dark chocolate, actuallly cocoa powder. Very tasty.

Origine et histoire de l'épiphanie

Story and Tradition of French Galette des Rois Epiphany King Cake

Where does the French tradition of the galette des rois Epiphany king cake comes from? Baking a galette or a brioche? Why drawing a lucky charm?

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