Where to Find Mardi Gras King Cakes in Baton Rouge

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Mardi Gras season begins this weekend, and that means king cakes are available. Here's where you can find them in Baton Rouge.

The Ambrosia Bakery

8546 Siegen Lane

Ambrosia Bakery offers the following king cakes:

• Traditional
• Filled with or without cream cheese
• Pecan praline with caramel topping
• Zulu king cake loaded with coconut, cream cheese, chocolate morsels and topped with chocolate icing, cinnamon, and sugar
• Fresh strawberry
• Valentine's Day king cake

Ambrosia Bakery is open Tuesday through Saturday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Sundays.

Rouse's Supermarkets

3446 Drusilla Lane/636 Arlington Creek Centre Blvd./7580 Bluebonnet Blvd./14630 Village Market Street

Rouse's offers both traditional and filled king cakes. Fillings include:

• Apple
• Strawberry
• Praline
• Lemon
• Bavarian cream
• Cream cheese
• Strawberry cream cheese
• Apple cream cheese

Rouse's locations are open from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM, seven days a week.

Calandro's Supermarket

4142 Government Street/12732 Perkins Road

Calandro's offers too many king cake flavors to list! Fillings include cinnamon, pecan, strawberry, apple, blueberry, Bavarian cream, chocolate, peach, lemon, raspberry, pineapple, and cherry with or without cream cheese. Gourmet flavors include Banana Puddin', Bananas Foster, German Chocolate, Chocolate Italian, and many more.

Caladro's Supermarkets are open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, seven days a week.

Gambino's Bakery

8646 Goodwood Blvd.

Gambino's Bakery offers their king cakes all year long! Baked fresh every day, you can have king cake whenever you want it.

Flavors include:

• Traditional (with no filling)
• Cream cheese
• Bavarian cream
• Pecan praline
• Strawberry
• Apple
• Praline/cream cheese
• Strawberry/cream cheese
• Chocolate cream
• Almond wedding cake

King cakes are available in single, 2-pack, 3-pack, and 6-pack. Gambino's is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The bakery is closed on Sundays.

Alexander's Highland Market

18111 Highland Market Drive

Alexander's Highland Market has regular-sized and mini king cakes. They come traditional, with one filling like cream cheese, apple, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, Bavarian cream, and pineapple, or two fillings which include a fruit filling and cream cheese.

Specialty king cakes include:

• Cannoli
• Chantilly
• Death by Chocolate
• Pecan Praline
• Mississippi Mud
• German Chocolate
• Bananas Foster

Alexander's is open seven days a week from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Oak Point Fresh Market - Central

14485 Greenwell Springs Road

A local favorite for king cakes, Oak Point Fresh Market in Central has some of the most exciting flavors in Baton Rouge. Some of them include:

• Traditional
• Cream Cheese
• Bourbon Pecan Praline
• Cream Brûlée
• Banana Pudding
• Bavarian Cream
• Chocolate Cream Cheese
• Raspberry Cream Cheese
• Blueberry Cream Cheese
• Strawberry Cream Cheese
• Turtle
• Caramel Macchiato
• Caramel Apple
• Strawberry Sensation
• Chantilly
• Oreo
• Pecan Praline
• Eclair
• Tuxedo

Oak Point is open seven days a week, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

If you have a favorite king cake source not listed here, please let us know about it in the comments section.