What is the History of Three Kings Cake?
Surely you’ve passed through the bakery to buy it, but you have not asked what exactly is the story of the Three Kings Cake that through the years has become a typical dish of the Epiphany. On January 6 the children wake up with the illusion of opening gifts the Three Kings have left them the night before. After the initial excitement comes the breakfast which consists of the round cake called Roscón, accompanied with hot chocolate, ideal to recharge energy. The custom of celebrating January 6 Epiphany, the Kings’ cake originated in the eleventh century from the Christian celebration […]
Convent Sweets Fair Torremolinos 2013
The Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions in Torremolinos opens its doors to present one of the largest exhibitions of the monastery bakery and confectionery in Andalusia, and for the first time the exhibition will include figural religious crafts. The Convent Sweets Fair celebrates its 8th year and gathers the most traditional sweets from 39 cloistered convents in the region and shall be available to the public, and in the same place for five days will offer 241 sorts of Christmas desserts and delicacies prepared by the nuns of twenty religious orders. The 8th Convent Sweets Fair opens on Thursday, December […]
