Cakes by Edith is gearing up for the busiest time of year, baking hundreds of Rosca de Reyes for Three Kings Day on January 6th. The bakery, owned by sisters Alma and Diana Lopez, has earned the nickname 'Kings of the Rosca' for their delicious traditional sweet bread. Each Rosca contains hidden plastic babies, and whoever finds it is responsible for making tamales on February 2nd.
It's the busiest time of year for the local bakery, Cakes by Edith. The ingredients are here, the plastic babies are waiting, and hundreds of boxes are ready to be filled with delicious Rosca de Reyes.'The Rosca is really just a nice, sweet bread that we make,' said Cakes by Edith co-owner, Alma Lopez. 'The sugar paste on top is not too sweet and the fruit that we put on top is fresh candied papaya straight from Mexico.
'This is really Christmas for us,' Alma said. 'For the Latino Mexican culture this is Christmas for us, we gather around we give gifts on this day, and we honor baby Jesus as well.'Inside the Rosca De Reyes Alma says you'll find some hidden plastic babies. 'If you do get baby Jesus in your slice you have to make tamales on February 2nd,' Alma explained.
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