Saturday, 24 January 2026

Corona de Reyes

We haven’t stopped baking since the beginning of Christmas and were determined to keep it up until Epiphany, aligned with our Christmas tree. We celebrated the arrival of the 3 Kings with our debut of the Corona de Reyes, a rolled, wreath-type of cake, stuffed with dried fruit and nuts and decorated with candied cherries and walnuts. A delight for all senses. Ideally we would have loved to include a ceramics figurine, as some Latin American traditions suggest that whoever finds it in their slice will then host a meal at a Candlemass on the 2nd of February but we all know that for the moment, I embodied that figurine myself so it would be rather cynical to be formally allocated that role. Perhaps next year we’ll be a little bit more sociable and enjoy it in the company of other families and finally play the game. A resolution for 2027!