celebrating the winter solstice and the arrival of the Epiphany, also known as Twelfth Night or Three Kings, according to The Real New Orleans Culture. The cake symbolizes the three wise men and ...

In many cultures, the winter solstice marked the rebirth of the sun ... chef is credited with creating the first Yule log, a sponge cake filled with cream and decorated to resemble a real log.

Traditionally, the winter solstice was a time when cattle were slaughtered ... Now we enjoy it in the form of a chocolate cake, but it was originally an entire tree trunk that was ceremoniously ...