Rosca de Reyes, also called the Three Kings’ Cake, is a candy bread historically eaten in Mexico and different Latin American international locations on January sixth, the day of Epiphany. The rosca de reyes is often ring-shaped, with a gap within the middle, and is adorned with candied fruit and different candy toppings. A small plastic figurine of the infant Jesus is usually hidden contained in the rosca, and whoever finds the figurine is claimed to be the godparent of the infant Jesus for the yr.
The rosca de reyes has an extended historical past, relationship again to the Center Ages. It’s believed that the rosca de reyes originated in Spain, the place it was referred to as the “rosca de Reyes Magos” (Three Kings’ Cake). The rosca de reyes was delivered to Mexico by the Spanish conquistadors within the sixteenth century, and it rapidly grew to become a preferred custom.
