New Orleans Sweet Treats

I ordered a king cake for my girlfriend who is from New Orleans and as such is very familiar with them. The process was extremely simple and Cynthia was friendly. When the day came to pick it up it was ready early, I had a nice conversation with her and was on my way. The cake itself was extremely delicious! You could really tell it was thoughtfully made.
I would recommend New Orleans Sweet Treats to anyone out there who wants authentic king cake!

New Orleans Sweet Treats is awesome. Delicious treats and stellar customer service.
This business saved my daughter’s 1^st birthday!
We did a Mardi Gras themed party for my daughter’s 1^st birthday this year and as a New Orleans native I had my heart set on my favorite king cake from back home. I ordered it and paid for expedited shipping and was absolutely appalled at the monstrosity that was sent. It was NOT fit for human consumption.
But I couldn’t possibly have a Mardi Gras party with no King Cake!!! What to do?!
5 minutes later I found New Orleans Sweet Treats on Unilocal and got the lovely owner on the phone. When I explained the situation and that I would need to pick up a king cake from her the SAME DAY she was able to oblige. Not only that, but the cake was absolutely charmingly decorated and delicious too. I still have guests talking about this cake and asking for the number to call.
I’m sorry it took me so long to leave this review. The party was in January and I’m just now getting to it, but I’ve been meaning to since then. THANK YOU!

For my boss’s birthday (which is in April) we decided on ordering a King Cake for him. I called three other LA businesses before chatting with Cynthia at New Orleans Sweet Treats. She even put a personalized birthday sign on the cake. This cake was delicious and it’s not loaded with all the unknown ingredients that you would see in grocery and restaurant cakes. This company is so awesome! On a side note, we also ordered two dozen chocolate chip cookies, which were also delicious! .AND free delivery within 10 miles.
I will never buy my Nola sweets anywhere else.

Thank You for our wonderful King Cakes!!! Our office had our first Fat Tuesday /​Mardi Gras party and the Cakes were delish…

The hubby and I try to visit NOLA regularly primarily because of its great food. Every year during Mardi Gras season, I dream of having King Cake. I was thrilled to learn LA has its own «King Cake baker»! My experience with NOST was super positive from beginning to eating. The customer service is down home southern hospitality and because I’m nowhere near NOST, Cynthia offered to deliver my King Cake to DTLA. Score! Her son Jacob promptly delivered my order and he was so personable and charming. The King Cake was festively decorated that I didn’t want to touch it. I ordered the medium size for $ 30 and it was bigger than I expected so I was very happy about that. The King Cake had a buttery frosting topped with sugar which was just the right amount of sweetness. The dough was a bit dense (in a good way) and had a streusel filling which I wish there was more of. It came with instructions (watch out for the baby! and to warm up in the microwave for a bit). It was only the hubby and I eating this so we devoured half saved the other half for the freezer and will make french toast with it one day soon. I’m wishing now that I had some to go with my coffee. NOST offers more than King Cakes so I hope to have the opportunity to try their other goodies one day soon! Thanks, Cynthia and Jacob, for a wonderful NOLA experience in SoCal!
Btw, my girlfriend also ordered one with me and her group enjoyed it, too!

I was born and raised in New Orleans and let me be the first to tell you that this is NOT king cake! I placed my order weeks in advance for my boyfriend’s birthday. The day that is was supposed to be delivered, there was no cake to be found. I emailed and called all day, but did not receive a response until late that afternoon. Somehow, my order was not made. Nonetheless, they rushed my order to me! I was grateful and the owner was EXTREMELY nice. Once I opened the box, I could not believe it! This was literally a regular cake with the center cut out. King cake is not a «cake», it is a bread that is twisted into a circular shape. I was hoping the taste would be better, but it wasn’t. It was dry. We ended up throwing it away. Save yourself and just order one from an authentic New Orleans bakery like Randazzo’s or Haydel’s. It is delivered to L.A. for around $ 45-​$ 55.

Well I was going to post a photo of her delicious pralines but they didn’t make it long enough! I was born and raised in Baton Rouge, La., and her pralines are definitely authentic and delicious. I bought about two dozen and my co-​workers, who had never had pralines before, loved them. Ms. Cynthia is a professional business woman and definitely delivered.
I didn’t have the opportunity to try her King Cake but I can say the one I bought from Portos was TERRIBLE. So definitely give hers a try – seems worth it from other reviews.
Laissez les bon temp rouler!!!

I’ve bought cakes from Cynthia for 4 years now and they’re always a hit (they also sell banging’ pralines, so when you’re picking up the cake pick up some of those, too). I lived in New Orleans for a short time and ate a LOT of king cakes: these are legit. Cynthia herself is a sweet treat!
Please note: you need to call in advance to order! I don’t know if they do walk-​ins.
I do notice a review or two complaining about the cakes, that they’re dry or not a ton of flavor or whatever. NOST makes a traditional Louisiana king cake, which is a simple, thick brioche dough — more like bread than cake — with some icing and a bit of cream cheese. It’s fine if that’s not your jam, but it’s unfair to malign a great king cake because it’s not Pillsbury Funfetti. Go order from Gambino’s or another NOLA bakery that ships, those mass-​produced ones are often sweeter and softer… but if you want the legit, amazing, traditional cake: New Orleans Sweet Treats is where it’s at.

What an amazing King Cake! My father picked up a beautiful King Cake for us to have at Sunday brunch and it was DELICIOUS! We had so much fun looking for the surprise and eating piece after piece of mouthwatering cake. Thank you Sweet Treats!

This was a great addition to our Mardi Gras celebration the cake was delicious and the customer service was great… Can wait to taste the other items on on her menu

I’m with Valerie, who is very articulate and detailed in her review. Her tastes in bakeries is always something I respect and I wish I had read it before finding out myself.
Stale and hard crap that shouldn’t be fed to people isn’t something people should pay for. THe arrogance and obnoxious attitude of the staff is another thing. This high rating for this place is just more proof that Unilocal helps manipulate ratings for sponsors… what a waste of time and money!

Cake was a big hit at Easter dinner. Family couldn’t believe we could get a piece of new Orleans in ca! Cynthia pays attention to the details and included the story of the king cake which everyone loved! ! Cynthia is amazingly sweet and a kind spirit. Cake was fresh and delicious.

My company was organizing an event and wanted the theme of it to be Mardi Gras. The first thought that came to mind was to have authentic New Orleans Kings Cake flown over from the city where they let ‘les bon temps rouler’. After a quick google search New Orleans Sweets popped up and it was right in LA! Authentic Kings Cakes made by two sisters who are from New Orleans. The reviews didn’t lie: the brioche type cake was delicious and a huge hit. Note: they also make their own Kettle Corn.

Cynthia is the REAL DEAL.
I pick up a huge King Cake for my Mardi Gras party every year, and first of all it’s always freshly baked that same day and decorated to PERFECTION with adorable signs and a history of the king cake, some business cards, etc etc so that I can make a beautiful presentation on my dessert table. My guests go absolutely nuts, and IF there is any leftover, we wrap it up to eat it for breakfast the next morning. The cake with some Café du Monde chicory coffee is great for a hangover.
Aside from that, Cynthia is the nicest person you’ll ever meet. A heart of gold and a real pleasure to see year after year and do business with. I look forward to seeing her, catching up, etc. She takes care of her customers — answers her phone and emails promptly and cares very much that her customers are happy.
I’m pretty sure the 1-​star review on this Unilocal page MUST have some kind of agenda… because you’d be out of your mind to give New Orleans Sweet Treats ONE star.
See you next year, Cynthia, and every year!
p. s. She does beignets too… I will be trying them next year. :)

was hosting a Mardi Gras party in my office for my staff.
I found Sweet Treats on a search and was so happy to have found Cynthia and her amazing family.
Tasty authentic and made our party perfect!
Thank you, Thank you

Being from the south and spending a lot of time in New Orleans growing up, it was nice to find such a sweet lady thay makes king cakes out here in California. It was a bit different than what I am used to (no cream cheese and it seemed to be baked in a spring form pan) — but it still had pretty good flavor.

Amazing. Authentic. Delicious. Large enough for office friends and extra pieces for me and the boo.
I’m from New Orleans and on twelfth night this year I found myself really missing home in Los Angeles. I found Cynthia’s biz on a serendipitous fluke and I’m so thankful. Not only is she sweet and friendly, her king cakes are so tasty! And come with great Mardi Gras decorations. I was impressed as was everyone with whom I shared a piece. Thanks a bunch, Cynthia; I’ll be back!

I loved the cake, the service and am looking forward in recommending them to my friends and family. All my guest loved the cake also as it was the conversation of the party!

The sweet is not just for the «treats» but their attitude. These are «sweet» people who put love and heart into everything they make. We just picked up their King Cake and it was deeee-​lish! It was beautifully decorated with care and the packaging even included an explanation and story behind the King Cake.
Reasonably priced, this is the place to get all your NOLA baked items if you can’t be in the Big Easy.
Just be aware: this is a home business, so call ahead — you can’t just drop in.
Before long they’ll probably be successful enough to move into a storefront — so order now! We will be back!

Shame on YOU New Orleans Sweet Treats:
If my Mardi Gras 2012 totally depended upon the taste of your King Cake, it would have been SCREWED. The damn thing was so awful, it absolutely embarrassed me. And by the looks on my coworkers faces, they were embarrassed for me as well. Such a shame that a king cake so pretty tasted so bad
Deep down inside, you KNOW these cakes don’t cut the mustard, but you try to hide it underneath pretty decorations thinking that people won’t notice.
Well ya can’t fool me.
Dry.
Stale loaf of white bread with icing.
Flavorless.
Mouth full of cotton.
Rocks.
The above is what came to mind!!! A Mardis Gras King Cake has the consistency and taste of a soft and light textured cinnamon roll/​croissant/​brioche depending on how it’s made (I’ve had all three types), and it’s filled with the traditional butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans filling, or with a cream cheese and/​or fruit filling, then covered with icing and sugar in Mardi Gras colors. However, THIS was a stale (but beautiful) mound of dry ass, hard, cheap, STALE (I had to repeat it) white bread with icing that tasted like it had aired out for days.
Hard, dry, flavorless. I remember tapping the king cake with a knife and getting solid sound. That should tell you how hard my cake was. I was PISSED I made the commute for that.
Don’t get your King Cake here. I know that now is the time to start looking since Mardi Gras is just around the corner and this is the first place that pops up on Unilocal,but avoid it if you can. Your party is going to be HIGHLY disappointed by the taste.
Most of the reviews written talk about how kind the owner is, how wonderful her service and how beautiful the cakes are…
However…
kindness, beauty and good service won’t help the taste! Bad recipe. Save yourself. Get PORTO’S to do it for you! (Go look at my pics for the Burbank location.) Or get a French bakery to pull together a King Cake for you. Anything is better than this.
Oh…and let the good times roll