Butter, A Louisiana Bakery, takes a unique twist on Mardi Gras with a king cake macaron. The bakery’s Mardi Gras Mega Macaron is filled with a rich, sweet cream sandwiched between two soft and dainty meringue cookies. Each one has a  little Mardi Gras mask on top. The best part? Like the rest of their pastries, this Carnival macaron is gluten-free. Go step outside your comfort zone and discover the delicious taste of Butter’s Mardi Gras-themed macaron.

Bake318 celebrates Mardi Gras in style with its king cake macarons and bars. The Mardi Gras-themed macarons have a delicious green filling between two purple cookies and are topped with beautiful golden sprinkles. Bake318’s king cake bars have a delectable shortbread crust and buttery pecan filling layered with a traditional rum glaze. The bakery also has traditional king cakes with several filling flavors. Keep an eye out for this bakery’s sweets before they are all gone.

For most of the year, Caster and Chicory operates out of a food truck serving beignets and coffee in Downtown Monroe. However, during the Mardi Gras season, the artisan beignet shop manages a bakery for king cakes on Natchitoches Street. The flavors at Caster and Chicory include traditional cinnamon and sugar, strawberry cream cheese, blueberry cream cheese and praline cream cheese. Grab a slice of king cake before this popular sweet shop sells out.

Smallcakes is known for having gorgeous cupcakes for every occasion. You may not know, but the shop sells king cake-inspired cupcakes and ice cream during Carnival. Their ice cream sizes come by the scoop, pint, or half a gallon. You can also have the best of both worlds with Cupcake Smash, a cupcake topped with a generous serving of ice cream. Run to Smallcakes to try their king cake ice cream with one of their cupcakes before Carnival season ends.