Cake fit for a king: Church group's sweet project raises funds for Mobile Meals - NewsOK.com

"I think it's been a good fit. They are a wonderful group and we're thrilled to have them," she said.

King Cake fundraiser

The King Cake fundraiser benefiting St. Matthew's United Methodist Church's Mobile Meals program continues through Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday on March 5. Cost is $10 for a small cake, which feeds four to six people and $20 for a regular-size cake, which serves eight to 20.

For more information or to order a cake, call Jenifer Cameron at 795-4530 or email mobilemealsofstmatthew@yahoo.com.

King Cake quiz

How much do you know about the King Cake tradition? Test your knowledge with the following quiz:

1. The cake traditionally is sprinkled with three colors of sugar. What do those colors represent?

2. What is the name of the version of the king cake traditionally served during Epiphany in Spanish-speaking countries such as Mexico, and in many Hispanic communities in the United States?

3. What was the king cake once popular in the United Kingdom called?

4. In the time of Shakespeare, the individual finding a certain item in the cake would be known as the Lord or Lady of Misrule. What was the item and what Shakespeare play includes this custom?

Answers: 1. Purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. 2. Rosca de Reyes ("Ring of Kings"). 3. The cake was generally served on Twelfth Night, thus it was called "Twelfth Cake," "Twelfth-tide cake" or "Twelfth-night cake." 4. A bean; the Shakespeare play is "Twelfth Night."

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