What do you call Epiphany Cake?

Question

What do you call Epiphany Cake in Spanish? I got a direct translation, but I'm pretty sure there's another name for it, seeing as Epiphany is a (mostly) Catholic holiday. Help please? K

Answer 1

Hi Kiersten, Epiphany, or the day of Los Reyes Magos, is a huge holiday in Spain and has entered the secular world much as Christmas has. The cake is referred to by various names, including the "Roscón de Reyes,"

Muy bien.:) - Deanski, Apr 22, 2011

thanks! - kiersten11, Apr 23, 2011

Answer 2

For some of these kinds of things, I go to Wikipedia. I do the search in English and after I get to the entry I switch to Spanish. There is a list along the left side of their pages of the languages it has been translated into. I've gotten some ideas there that I couldn't find anywhere else.

This is what Wikipedia has to say about Epiphany cake:

El roscón de Reyes (denominado también rosca de Reyes o rosco de Reyes)

Answer 3

I'm not sure about the cake (I'd say torta) but here's some info on the Epiphany Day:

Epifanía, día de Reyes, festividad que celebra la Iglesia el seis de Enero, en conmemoración de la Adoración de los Reyes