Meaning of Twelfth cake | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of king cake.
2. A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth Night (which is either the evening of January 5th or of January 6th, depending on interpretation).

Examples

“Set⟳ the cake you intend⟳ to Ice in an oven or warm place⟳ five minutes, — then spread⟳ over the top and sides with the mixture as smooth as possible; — if for a Wedding Cake, only plain ice it; if for a Twelfth Cake, ornament it with Gum Paste, […]”

“They had holidays, too, and Twelfth cakes, and parties where they danced all night till midnight, and real theatres where they saw⟳ palaces of gold and silver rise⟳ out of the real earth, and saw⟳ all the wonders of the world at once.”

“As supper ended, the Twelfth Night entertainments began. […] The "Twelfth Cake" was carried in. The sides of this massive concoction were sculptured like⟳ desert dunes, and on top rode a miniature procession of figures representing the three Magi and their camels.”

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