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Baton Rouge Bakeries From Years Ago!

Posted on 6/26/24 at 7:46 am
Posted by LSUDad
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 7:46 am
A choice of Baums or Delmont?

Give me Delmont. Delmont with the Chocolate Doberge Cake or the Italian Cream Cake. An the Petit Fours, for me it was more of a Petit 8 or more.



A choice of Tony's Donuts or Jays Donuts?

I'll take Tony's. But Jays are not far behind.

If we start talking Restaurants, Giamanco's was a good one, Steak, Seafood or Italian, my go to restaurant. The dessert's were first class!

I miss those places, would like to go back in time.

Posted by msap9020
Texas
Member since Feb 2015
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 8:09 am to
Have to go w Baums. Baums baked Hawaiian Sweet rolls before they were a thing. Mom picked those up every Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Agree w Tonys - their donuts were the shite.

Also, agree w Giamancos. that was my go-to birthday dinner growing up. Always sat in Ms Dixie's section. RIP.
Posted by LSUDad
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 8:15 am to
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Always sat in Ms Dixie's section. RIP.


All those Ladies dressed up, very attentive and helpful. Like I said, let's go back in time.

The greasy back from Tony's. A honey bun.
Posted by wickowick
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:49 am to
Baums with the lemon doberge cake
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 12:19 pm to
Baum's was supposed to do our wedding cake. Venue coordinated with them to provide it, all we had to do was provide a headcount and come test flavors. A few weeks after that, the Baton Rouge sub reddit posted the video of the rat carcasses all throughout their prep room/kitchen. I called our wedding venue to see if they heard about all that. Within the day Baum's shut down. I was pretty bummed because the flavors were great, but we ended up going with another bakery with about 3 months until the wedding.

IIRC, the supposed disgruntled employee was possibly a janitor? Which would sort of be a video of them showing how bad they are at cleaning, but how the heck to rats get into your building in the first place?
Posted by Krane
Member since Oct 2017
1471 posts
Posted on 6/26/24 at 1:32 pm to
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Giamanco's

Miss their sensation salad. I thought salads were gross when I was young til I tried theirs.
Posted by JohnDoe00
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2019
909 posts
Posted on 6/26/24 at 1:42 pm to
If someone finds a doberge cake as good as Baum's. Please let me know.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17734 posts
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:00 pm to
Cake Palace

Mary Leas

Cotton Club
Posted by LSUDad
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:42 pm to
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If someone finds a doberge cake as good as Baum's. Please let me know.


I rather the Delmont ones. That and the Chocolate Doberge. Italian Cream Cake, that one also.
Posted by btrcj
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 7:46 pm to
Tony's had a pretty darn good French Dip.
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 9:10 pm to
Baum’s bakes with butter and butter makes the difference.
I still remember that slogan from years ago.
Posted by LSUDad
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Posted on 6/27/24 at 12:01 am to
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Baum’s bakes with butter and butter makes the difference. I still remember that slogan from years ago.


I remember it also, but Delmont had the best! I didn't get this fat sucking my thumb.
Posted by LSUJML
Central
Member since May 2008
51892 posts
Posted on 6/27/24 at 8:04 am to
quote:

someone finds a doberge cake as good as Baum's. Please let me know.


Sugar Me Sweets in Central
Copied from a FB post

quote:

The original owners are my in laws and I worked there for over 15 years. When they sold the company I was given their recipes


I’ve had a few different things from them & it’s good
Didn’t try the doberge
Posted by roobedoo
hall summit
Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 6/27/24 at 7:58 pm to
I enjoyed their heated muffuletta.
Posted by Sugarbaker
Peachtree
Member since Jun 2023
540 posts
Posted on 6/27/24 at 9:14 pm to
quote:

Sugar Me Sweets in Central



I have purchased two birthday cakes and cupcakes from them this year…when I walked in the little shop the first time it was an instant flashback to Baums just from the fragrance. Everything I have had has been great. I havent had doberge yet, but they looked right!
Posted by LSUbsBALL
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
1590 posts
Posted on 6/28/24 at 9:31 pm to
Have had the chocolate and lemon doberge from
Sugar me sweet and it’s a fantastic. It’s Baum’s!
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49591 posts
Posted on 6/29/24 at 1:56 pm to
Baum’s baked big Italian bread boules and fresh French bread that my father picked up 2 or 3 times a week and it was great bread. When I was about 12 for some reason they quit. Never since then have we in Baton Rouge been able to get a good fresh baked loaf of bread.

Which is why I started baking sourdough breads and they are amazing. Better than my youth and I don’t have to drive to New Orleans to get it.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77706 posts
Posted on 6/29/24 at 2:38 pm to
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Never since then have we in Baton Rouge been able to get a good fresh baked loaf of bread.


Albertsons has some great fresh French bread made daily.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49591 posts
Posted on 7/7/24 at 2:31 pm to
Albertsons French bread is frozen dough as is Whole Foods who also uses vinegar as their sourdough.

So no. They don’t have fresh French bread made daily.

But I wouldn’t expect someone with profound intellectual disabilities to know the difference.

Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 7/7/24 at 3:27 pm to
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