Tarta de Santiago (St. James' Cake)
Tarta de Santiago which translates to 'Cake of St. James' is a cake or type of almond cake that is originated in Galicia (north west of Spain) from the Middle Ages in the honour of St. James, a saint of Spain.'Tarta' is the Spanish name for cake but 'Torta' is the Galician name for cake. This dessert is popular in
Santiago. It's thick and rich cake that is traditionally served during Easter in Spain during 'Semana Santa' which is Holy Week (lasts for ten days during March/ April time).
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Roscón de Reyes (King's Ring)
Roscón de Reyes is a traditional Spanish ring cake that translates to King's Ring. It is a ring shaped cake that is decorated with candied fruit which symbolises the emeralds and rubies the three kings' robes had. A golden crown (that can be made from tin foil and cardboard) rests in the middle of the cake and inside the cake it usually contains a plastic or porcelain baby figurine which represents the baby Jesus. Whoever gets the slice of cake with the baby figurine contained within it gets to wear the crown where they are declared king or queen.
The cake is made up of yeast, milk, eggs, sugar, salt, flour, dark rum, orange juice, lemon and orange rind, butter, almonds and ofcourse the candied fruit.
It is traditionally eaten to celebrate Epiphany ( Epiphany falls on 6th January and is a Christian feast day which celebrates the revelation of God the Son).The Spanish celebration is known as Día de Reyes where they eat the Roscón de Reyes.
The Spanish continue celebrating after Christmas time up to 6th January, which is also known as their Christmas. On the 5th January (twelfth night of Christmas), the Spanish towns have parades to celebrate where they wait for los reyes magos (the three kings) whose names are Balthasar, Gaspar and Melchior. They arrive on camels where they throw out sweets to the crowds of people viewing the parade.
In Spain, the children get their presents for Christmas from the three kings on the 6th January rather than from Santa Claus.
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The cake is made up of yeast, milk, eggs, sugar, salt, flour, dark rum, orange juice, lemon and orange rind, butter, almonds and ofcourse the candied fruit.
It is traditionally eaten to celebrate Epiphany ( Epiphany falls on 6th January and is a Christian feast day which celebrates the revelation of God the Son).The Spanish celebration is known as Día de Reyes where they eat the Roscón de Reyes.
The Spanish continue celebrating after Christmas time up to 6th January, which is also known as their Christmas. On the 5th January (twelfth night of Christmas), the Spanish towns have parades to celebrate where they wait for los reyes magos (the three kings) whose names are Balthasar, Gaspar and Melchior. They arrive on camels where they throw out sweets to the crowds of people viewing the parade.
In Spain, the children get their presents for Christmas from the three kings on the 6th January rather than from Santa Claus.
If you would like this recipe, please follow this link http://spanishfood.about.com/od/dessertssweets/r/roscondereyes.htm
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