In the mood to talk about New Year’s resolutions? I guess not, huh? Let’s talk cake instead! How about making the motto for 2024: celebrating occasions as they come. This year, Epiphany falls on a Saturday – perfect for inviting friends over for the first time in the new year. Appropriately, more and more Berlin bakeries and patisseries are embracing the tradition of the Kings’ Cake. The French version of the round puff pastry cake, called Galettes de Rois, can be found at three of our favorite places for baked goods and pastries: Gorilla, Le Brot, and, of course, Marc Patisserie. Personally, I don’t have a connection to the tradition itself and see it as a small culinary and playful highlight, detached from religious matters. Finding the figurine baked into the dough is always fun. But even if you don’t end up with the little figure on your plate, you can still feel like royalty because what’s better than having friends to share a cake with?
Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Savannah van der Niet for Gorilla Bäckerei, Le Brot, Marc Patisserie
Gorilla Bäckerei, Hermannstr.211, 12049 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Daily 8–18h.
The Rois de Galette with frangipane filling will be available from 05.01.-06.01. from 11h in both branches or pre-order it on the website.
Le Brot, Fuldastr.54, 12043 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Mon–Fri 7h30–18h, Sat 8–16h & Sun 8–14h.
There are three sizes – see Instagram for details and pre-order the cake by email.
Marc Patisserie, Reuterstr.53, 12047 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Wed–Sat 12–18h, Sun 11–18h.
Orders for Rois de Galettes until 05.01.2024; see Instagram for details on flavors and sizes and order via email.
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@lebrotberlin
@marc.patisserie
