Haydelicious Blog

In New Orleans, chefs are celebrities and restaurants are landmarks – even the ones that haven’t been there for over a decade. Keeping up with the new restaurants and food trucks and chefs an … read more

Since 1965, we have seen a lot of wedding cakes! The requests over the years have included things as simple as plain white wedding cakes to completely unique 3D designs. We have seen it all!Although t … read more

Since 1989, Haydel’s has included more than just the normal baby hidden in their king cake boxes. Porcelain figurines made by local artist Alberta Grun Retif Meitin Lewis have become a … read more

A statistical look at what it takes to bake Mardi Gras, one cake at a time. If one of the 75,000+ king cakes we’re making this year isn’t yours, it’s time you did something about that. … read more

As good as king cake is straight out of the bag, chefs of all stripes continue to find new ways to use it as the basis of fresh creations. For everyone who has no intention of letting … read more

What a time to be alive.Cars are driving themselves, astronauts are tweeting from space, and you can get Haydel’s king cake delivered right to your front door with an app.If you read that and thought … read more

Quick, why do we eat king cake during Carnival season? You have 10 seconds to answer. Ok, yes, “because it’s amazing” is technically correct but not the official answer here. Th … read more

Preserving the top tier of the wedding cake continues to be popular among many of today’s newlyweds. The tiniest tier is gently wrapped and frozen to be enjoyed by the couple on their first … read more

A change in seasons calls for a change of desserts! Spring and soon-to-come summer have led me on a thorough search for warm weather confections. Serious consideration is given to recipes th … read more

It’s Mardi Gras, y’all! We’re baking king cakes faster than most people can spell Tchoupitoulas. To give our team more time to focus on braiding dough and working the ovens, we put tog … read more