Best Places With Slices of King Cake
King Cakes are a huge business. Even though they've been made for hundreds of years during Carnival season, there's been a massive increase in king cake sales in recent years. Perhaps that's due to the amount of king cakes being shipped across the country and more people learning about them, or perhaps social media has made them more popular than ever. There have even been king cake cocktails and burgers! Whatever the cause, king cakes are king during January and February.
Since it has been increasingly difficult to buy a whole cake due to the increase in shipping them, a lot of people have been asking where they can just buy a single slice. The following bakeries and cafes are happy to give you a single serving of the best king cakes in New Orleans.
Debbie Does Doberge
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There's something so heavenly about a melt-in-your-mouth, painstakingly-crafted doberge cake. The delicate confection is made from thin layers of cake alternated with rich layers of pudding to make for an ooey-gooey sweet treat.
Debbie Does Doberge proudly combined the traditional doberge cake with the seasonal king cake to create something entirely new: Cream Cheese King Cake Dobites. You can order some at Debbie Does Doberge's or at Debbie on the Levee in Kenner (2118 Reverend Richard Wilson Dr.).
Laurel Street Bakery
2701 S. Broad St., (504) 897-0576
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You've got to get up pretty early in the morning to catch a slice of king cake at the Laurel Street Bakery. Laurel Street Bakery specializes in filled king cakes that are out of this world. It all starts with a dough that is a bit sweeter than traditional brioche and then it gets wild from there.
The bakery's favorite king cake is Nutella filled and they swear by it. Other fillings include praline, cream cheese, strawberry cream cheese, almond, and apple. Laurel Street Bakery strictly stops making king cakes on Mardi Gras Day, so you better get there fast if you want to try some.
Cochon Butcher
930 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 588-7675
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Upscale barbecue restaurant and meatery Cochon Butcher usually sells slices of its one kind of king cake, and it's a hunka-hunka burnin' cake! During Carnival season, you can get typically get one slice of Elvis King Cake to go with your plate of meat. The Elvis King Cake is inspired by The King of Rock 'n' Roll's favorite food: a peanut butter and banana sandwich. This king cake has peanut butter and roasted banana filling and is topped with house-cured bacon.
If you can't help falling in love with the Elvis King Cake, you may be able to get a whole cake to share with your friends and family. Just don't be surprised if the cake has left the building for the day though. It's in high demand. Thank you, thank you very much.
Old Town Pralines
627 Royal St., (504) 828-6228
If you're in the French Quarter and want to taste a piece of history, go and grab one of Old Town Pralines king cakes by the slice. Old Town Pralines has been serving Louisiana goodies to locals and tourists since 1935. From pralines, New Orleans memorabilia, and, of course king cake, Old Town Pralines is to be trusted.
The traditional cinnamon king cake slice from Old Town Pralines can be ordered for weddings and birthdays. Get an array of packaged 50 or 100 king cake slices with your party's theme labeled on the wrapping—a fun New Orleans way of celebrating.
Where to Get King Cake By The Slice In New Orleans
We hope that these bakeries make your list of places to go
to get a single slice of king cake. Don't be disappointed if they're all sold
out. King cakes are such a big business now that local businesses can hardly
keep up with the demand.
What's the best king cake in New Orleans? Let us know what it
is, and why's it's better than the rest.
