Frangipane (/ˈfrændʒɪpæn, -peɪn/ FRAN-jih-pa(y)n) is a sweet almond-flavoured custard, typical in French pastry, used in a variety of ways, including cakes and such pastries as the Bakewell tart, conversation tart, Jésuite and pithivier.

[3][4] On Epiphany, the French cut the king cake – a round cake made of frangipane layers – into slices to be distributed by a child known as le petit roi (the little king), who is usually hiding under the dining table.

Whoever gets the piece of the frangipane cake with the bean is crowned "king" or "queen" for the following year.

The word frangipane is a French term used to name products with an almond flavour.

[2][6] The word first denoted the frangipani plant, from which was produced the perfume originally said to flavor frangipane.