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king cake

a type of cake associated with Epiphany or Mardi Gras
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king cake

Summary

king cake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,030 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • king cake is made of dough[2].
  • king cake is a type of pastry[3].
  • king cake is a type of sweet bread[4].
  • king cake is used for Epiphany[5].
  • king cake's Commons category is recorded as King cake[6].
  • king cake's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Rome[7].
  • king cake's country of origin is recorded as Portugal[8].
  • king cake's country of origin is recorded as Spain[9].
  • king cake's country of origin is recorded as Switzerland[10].
  • king cake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:King cake[11].
  • king cake's Commons gallery is recorded as King cake[12].
  • king cake's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].
  • king cake's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Tortell[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include pastry[3] and sweet bread[4].

Use and Application

king cake is used for Epiphany[5].

Why It Matters

king cake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,030 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Portugal Spain Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Joaquimsantos1978 · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Permanent duplicated item → Tortell
    Topic's main category → Category:King cake
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → New International Encyclopedia
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P495]]: [[Q45]]"
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