5. Lilah’s Bakery — Shreveport
Shreveport’s Lilah’s Bakery has developed quite the reputation for its king cakes since opening in 2006. Owner and head pastry chef Sopan “TK” Tike grew up in Mumbai, India, and worked as a pastry chef at a hotel and for Carnival Cruise Lines before moving to Louisiana in 1997. He and his wife now make what has become one of Shreveport’s best king cakes. From bananas foster to black forest and even maple bacon, Lilah’s has a king cake for just about everyone.
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