Southern Sundays: Cake Pulls | Table7 Events

Since Mardi Gras is quickly approaching I thought that cake pulls would be the perfect tie in.  Have you ever heard of the New Orleans Kings Cake?  It's a popular custom during Mardi Gras stemming from the Feast of the Epiphany (12 days after Christmas, January 6th) to bake a baby charm (representing the Three King's bearing gifts to the Christ Child) into a cake.  The person that receives that slice of cake with the charm is to continue the celebration by hosting the next King Cake party.  These Kings Cake parties continue throughout the  Mardi Gras season. 

Cake pulls, which are good luck charms with a ribbon attached are used during wedding showers and luncheons.  Traditionally the bride would push these charms into the cake, post baking, and her single friends would pull the ribbon to predict their future.  Nowadays, all female guests are given the opportunity to pull a charm right before it is cut.

The meanings/fortune behind the pulls are just as fun!  A Starfish (life filled with friendship), feather (at peace with the earth), a tree (financial security), and of course the diamond ring (next to be married).

How much fun would this tradition be to incorporate into your So. Cal party!  It's something that no one does here and there are some great shops on Etsy to purchase your pulls.

See y'all next Sunday!

Photo Credit:  Southern Weddings Blog and Pinterest