This is "La Galette des Rois," or the "King Cake" that I made for my French class! It's supposed to be round but the dough was a little small so it was hard to shape into a circle. :PAnyway, the reason I'm making this for my French class is because every year, during the month of January, it's part of the French culture to eat this cake to celebrate the Epiphany. (Well actually because it's extra credit. ;P) The Epiphany is when the Biblical kings travel to Bethlehem to see baby Christ Jesus after He was born.
This cake is sold in bakeries all over France every January. It's made of two flaky puff pastry layers with a dense frangipane filling on the inside. (Frangipane is a filling made or flavored like almonds.) Hidden somewhere inside is also "la fève," usually a little porcelain figure or bean. The person with the piece of cake with "la fève" in it gets to be the king/queen, and is awarded a paper crown. Also, the "la fève" can be anything; sometimes, it's even a little cartoon figure!
Can't wait to eat it in class tomorrow hehehe. ;)
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