United States Louisiana New Orleans
Bittersweet Confections
A chocolaterie specializing in handcrafted chocolates, cakes, pastries, and artisanal confections, perfect for satisfying any sweet tooth.
- 725 Magazine Street
- (504) 523-2626
- http://www.bittersweetconfections.com/
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Bittersweet Confections has been creating cakes, cupcakes, and other baked goods for 20 years. They gained notoriety as one of the best King Cakes in the city due to their Bittersweet King Cake, which is a brioche dough filled with dark chocolate cream cheese icing and topped with chocolate glaze and ganache. It is possibly the most decadent in the city.
kaylee 2 years ago
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The 15 Best Places for King Cake in & Around New Orleans
kaylee (Kaylee Giacomini) I love everything about Carnival season in New Orleans - the parades, decor, and overall joviality of the city always manages to brighten the winter down here. Best of all, it’s King Cake season! Although you technically can find King Cake at all times in New Orleans, the period between the Catholic Holidays of Epiphany and Ash Wednesday is when it’s socially acceptable to eat this decadent brioche. A traditional King Cake is a ring shaped dough formed to mimic the shape of a crown in honor of the Three Kings of Epiphany. The cake is then adorned in glaze and purple, green, and gold sugar. A plastic baby figurine is also embedded into the cake, and if you end up getting the slice with it you must buy the next King Cake. Each year, my friends and I go on a mission to find the best King Cakes in the city - here are some of my favorites.