King Cake in Southwest Louisiana

Locations selling king cakes in Southwest Louisiana

King Cake in Southwest Louisiana

Starting sometime in late December and not ending until around Mardi Gras, bakeries in Southwest Louisiana start selling the delicious and colorful pastries called king cakes. We’ve created a list of places selling king cakes in Southwest Louisiana.

We have addresses, phone numbers, and directions to places selling king cakes in Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, DeQuincy, Iowa, Vinton, Carlyss, Moss Bluff, and other areas in Southwest Louisiana.


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Locations Where King Cakes are Sold in Southwest Louisiana

If you’re looking for somewhere to get a King Cake in Southwest Louisiana, check out the list below.

Listed Alphabetically
Some locations may have been affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta

The Bekery
206 W 11th St, Lake Charles, LA
Phone: (337) 564-6132
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Brookshire Brothers
Sulphur
1612 Ruth St, Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone: (337) 527-0033
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Dequincy
300 W 4th St, Dequincy, LA 70633
Phone: (337) 786-5859
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Charleston Bakery & Bistro Sweet Shoppe & Wine Bar
900 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA
Phone: (337) 602-6304
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Cypi’s Cake Box
520 W McNeese St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone: (337) 478-0269
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Delicious Donuts
2283 Country Club Rd, Lake Charles, LA
Phone: (337) 479-2986
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Diana’s Cakes, Confections and More
Various local farmers markets including Cash & Carry Farmers’ Market, and Charlestown Farmers Market
Phone: (337) 532-3460

Donut King
2740 Gerstner Memorial Dr, Lake Charles, LA
Phone: (337) 549-2312
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Great Harvest Bread Co.
4112 Lake St #100, Lake Charles, LA
Phone: (337) 477-3033
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Market Basket, All Locations
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Misse’s Grocery
106 E Lincoln St, Sulphur, LA
Phone: (337) 527-6924
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PJ’s Coffee
3625 Nelson Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 429-2561
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Pronia’s Deli and Bakery
3021 Kirkman St, Lake Charles, LA
Phone: (337) 478-0785
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Red Cardinal Desserts and Cafe
109 S Adams St, Welsh, LA
Phone: (337) 930-8009
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Rouses Markets
Moss Bluff
Phone: (337) 502-0120
1351 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy, Lake Charles, LA 70611 – Directions

Carlyss
Phone: (337) 502-0110
800 Carlyss Dr. / Blvd., Sulphur, LA 70665
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Sam’s Club
Phone: (337) 477-2668
2025 Sam’s Way, Lake Charles, LA 70601
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Sweet Chic Cupcakes
Phone: (337) 496-7471
341 E Prien Lake Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
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Tracy’s Sweet Connections
Phone: (337) 905-2253
188 E Telephone Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70611
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About King Cake

King Cake is a pastry commonly served in Louisiana and other parts of the United States during Mardi Gras. It’s also known as “Fat Tuesday cake,” because it was traditionally eaten on Fat Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday). It is now traditionally served from around mid-November to the end of February as part of the Mardi Gras season.

King Cake is commonly believed to have originated in France but is very similar to cakes once used in celebrations in ancient Rome marking the winter solstice.

There are many ways to make the cake in different sizes and shapes, but most have similar ingredients, with some exceptions. It is usually made with a brioche-style dough, cinnamon sugar, and either fruit or cream cheese filling. Some bakers in Southwest Louisiana have also started filling king cakes with boudin and other savory fillings.

To sum it up, king cakes are popular during Mardi Gras and other festivals that celebrate Fat Tuesday. The king cake is a pastry, originating from Central Europe, topped with icing made of sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and food coloring. The cake is frosted in red, green, purple, yellow, and sometimes other colors. Originally associated with Christmas, the tradition has since been adopted by the people of Southern Louisiana during Mardi Gras celebrations on Fat Tuesday.