Bakery Blog

A French Quarter street in New Orleans, with iron-lace balconies over the sidewalk.
Vieux Carré: How You Say It, and What It Actually Means
Vieux Carré means Old Square, and it is the French Quarter's older name. What that square actually was, and how New Orleans really says it. Read more...
A tray of Gambino's iced petit fours, set out for a holiday table
Réveillon: The Christmas Eve Feast New Orleans Nearly Lost
Home from Midnight Mass, Creole New Orleans sat down to gumbo, roast meats and dessert. How the réveillon faded by the 1920s, and came back in 1986. Read more...
Gambino's Traditional King Cake
Why Your King Cake Arrives Ready to Finish
A Gambino's king cake ships with its topping and three sugars packed alongside, so the last step, and the best part, happens at your table. Read more...
History of Groom's Cakes
History of Groom's Cakes
Groom's Cakes Like much else, the South has a way with wedding traditions that is different from the rest of the United States. We’ve talked second lines and cake pulls,... Read more...
Live Birds in a Cake?! How Wedding Cakes Have Evolved Over the Centuries
Live Birds in a Cake?! How Wedding Cakes Have Evolved Over the Centuries
We all have an idea of what a traditional wedding cake is. Well, it turns out that marriage’s most famous dessert has changed a lot throughout history. Read more...
Gambino's king cake babies, the ten-count pack the bakery sells for Carnival parties.
Who Buys the Next One? The Rule of the King Cake Baby
Find the baby in your slice of king cake and the next cake is on you. How New Orleans actually plays the rule — at the office, at the kitchen... Read more...
Why is “Wedding Cake Flavor” a New Orleans Thing?
Why is “Wedding Cake Flavor” a New Orleans Thing?
Almond sponge cake. Almond buttercream. Layers of pineapple filling. It’s a combination known well in southeast Louisiana, but hardly at all in other parts of the country. How did this... Read more...
A Gambino's king cake boxed and wrapped, ready to be shipped out of Louisiana.
Shipping a King Cake Out of Louisiana
Shipping a King Cake Out of Louisiana New Orleanians leave. They go to Houston for the job, to Atlanta for the in-laws, to a dozen other cities that will never... Read more...
A whole Gambino's traditional king cake, iced in purple, green, and gold, ready to be sliced and shared.
How to Keep a King Cake Fresh
How to Keep a King Cake Fresh Down here, a king cake rarely dies a quick death. Somebody orders one for the office, or three show up at the same... Read more...
A traditional Gambino's King Cake iced in purple, green, and gold sugar, ready to serve.
When King Cake Season Starts and Ends
When King Cake Season Starts and Ends Every October, someone calls Gambino's convinced they're jumping the gun by asking about a king cake before the Halloween candy is even off... Read more...