Southern Living: Why Doberge Cake Is A New Orleans Birthday Tradition
- chef87257
- Jan 4, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: May 14, 2025
When you meet someone from your hometown, it's customary to ask them where they went to high school. But if you were born and raised in New Orleans, like me, the next question is usually, "Who made your birthday cakes?" This might seem like a weird thing to ask if you grew up somewhere else, but not to us natives.

