Mardi Gras King's Cake Offered up at Manassas Bakery
Get the traditional festive sweetie at Cakes by Happy Eatery.
A local Manassas bakery is celebrating Mardi Gras by offering the traditional Mardi Gras-season Kings cakes. Victoria Wu, owner of Cakes By Happy Eatery on Liberia Avenue, said the business has been baking up the cakes since last week and have plenty on hand for Fat Tuesday this week. “Those who know about the tradition are happy they have found some place locally that has them,” said Wu who has been baking for 29 years. Like many traditions, the king cake, is deeply rooted in religion. The cakes are baked in honor of the three kings, or astrologers, who visited Jesus and brought him gifts after his birth, according to the website neworleansshowcase.com While the Bible’s account of the visit states the magi visited Jesus in Egypt when he …
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Donna
12:45 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I am just really thrilled to know that we have a bakery in Manassas! I was a patron of "Manassas Bakery" on Centreville Road for many, many years. I will definitely give Cakes By Happy Eatery a visit. more ›