Galette des Rois.. the BIG question, pear and chocolate or frangipane?

The Galette des Rois (Kings cake) is one of my favourite French traditions. The Galette des Rois is a scrumptious cake of puff pastry stuffed with frangipane, where only refined almond powder is used.

Galette des Rois

Today is the day we can ‘officially’ eat this absolutely scrumptious cake which truely does melt in the mouth… although to be truthful I have been eating them since they first appeared in the shops on 2nd December!!, but today, as it is the day when EVERYONE has to eat a Galette des Rois.. I am off to the boulangerie to buy a ‘proper’ one for the after school gouter… Dilemma, do I buy the pear and chocolate, that the children would prefer or the frangipane that I prefer… a huge decision that will test whose ‘needs’/ preferences will come first.. Oh, how I hate these dilemma’s….

Inside of the Galette is placed a small ‘feve’, the prize, which usually is a small ceramic figurine which I am amazed is still permitted as these could easily be swallowed or at the very least break a tooth !!..

The tradition.

1.Gather friends and friends around a table.

2.The youngest person then crawls under the table.

3.The oldest (or the most honest !!) person then acts as distributor.

4.The distributor then cuts a slice of the galette and the person nominates who should be served each slice.

5.The person who finds the ‘feve’ is the King and wears the crown !!