You can now pre order your Galette des Rois from Café Le Cordon Bleu and CORD Café, and it will be carefully crafted for you by our expert pastry chefs ready for you to collect on a date of your choosing from early January 2026, and it is available throughout the month of January. Simply speak to a member of staff at either Café or calling to enquire on +44 (0)20 7400 3900. Opening hours during the festive season are as follows:
Le Cordon Bleu London:
Monday 15th – Friday 19th: 7 am - 7 pm
Saturday 20th: Closed
Monday 22nd - Tuesday 23rd: 8 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 24th – Saturday 27th: Closed
Monday 29th - Wednesday 31st 8 am - 4 pm
Thursday 1st January: Closed
Café Le Cordon Bleu:
Friday 19th December – Tuesday 6th January: Closed
This cake is made of puff pastry filled with frangipane. Hidden in the frangipane is a little fève - a ceramic biblical figurine. Tradition dictates that whoever finds the fève in their slice is crowned King or Queen for the day, wears a paper crown which is provided with the cake, and gets pampered by their friends for the rest of the day! Hence the name – Galette des Rois – “Cake of Kings”.
You can also see how the Galette des Rois is made in this video from Le Cordon Bleu Master Chef Douglas Bond-Mollitt, and try your hand at making it yourself with our traditional Galette des Rois recipe.
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