King Cakes

We now offer online ordering for “In Store Pickup Orders” and also for “Shipping” to a friend, family member or business associate. 

There are two areas on our site to order King Cakes.  Click here to place an In Store Pickup order and schedule a pickup time at our store location on Perkins Rd. in Baton Rouge.

Click here to place a King Cake order to ship.  

*Shipping multiple cakes to the same or multiple locations will require a separate order placed for each King Cake.

 
Our king cakes are available in the following flavors

Cinnamon - Strawberry - Cream Cheese - Blueberry 
Lemon - Pecan Praline - Apple - Peach - Raspberry 
 
*All flavors are available with or without cream cheese filling

 

The Tradition of King Cakes
 

new image The Epiphany, or Little Christmas, is observed on January 6 in many Christian churches. This day has come to be known as “King’s Day.”

Since the 1300’s, the day has honored the meeting of the Three Wise Men with the infant Jesus. King Cakes became part of the celebration to symbolize the finding of baby Jesus.

Traditionally, King Cakes are oval-shaped to show unity of all Christians. The Mardi Gras season which begins on this “Twelfth Night” (January 6), is expressed on King Cakes by using the carnival colors of green, yellow, and purple. Some bakers also decorate the cakes in red to symbolize the life of Jesus.

As a King Cake is cut, each person awaits anxiously for his or her piece to locate the small baby. The person who finds the baby is obligated to bring a King Cake to the next seasonal celebration.  (Included with each shipper King Cake is a 4-Cup Pack of Coffee, a Mardi Gras cup and a "Baby and Bead Packet" with a "History" of the King Cake, Mardi Gras beads and a baby.   CAUTION! A NON-EDIBLE BABY FIGURE IS INSERTED INSIDE YOUR KINGCAKE!)

Start this local tradition in your home, office, or class. King Cake season ends on Fat Tuesday, the day before the season of Lent begins.