Cakes in New Orleans

This colorful, cinnamon-flavored cake hailing from Louisiana supposedly takes its name from the Biblical Magi—also known as the Three Kings or Wise Men. King cake is associated with the Epiphany, the Twelfth Night, and the pre-Lenten celebra... READ MORE

This layered dessert, inspired by the famous Hungarian Dobos cake, was invented by a New Orleans baker and pastry chef Beulah Levy Ledner in the 1930s. A Louisiana favorite ever since, Doberge cake is usually filled with either chocolate,... READ MORE

Icebox cake is a sweet dessert consisting of heavy cream, sugar, and chocolate cookies or wafers. The heavy cream is typically whipped into stiff peaks and combined with cookies to form alternating layers of whipped cream and cookies. The concocti... READ MORE

This timeless classic consists of a sponge cake base that is topped with ice cream, and the whole combination is then encased in lightly torched or browned meringue. There are many conflicting stories regarding its origin, but it is believed that ... READ MORE

Ice cream cake is a dessert consisting of layers of ice cream and cake pastry. In some cases, the cake doesn't contain cake pastry, so layers of ice cream make up the entire cake. Most often, the cake is covered with soft-serve ice cream that acts... READ MORE