Is there a cake that Cajuns make for birthdays?

Oh ok then what is it?

more "southern" than "cajun" but coconut cake

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Gatau Na-Na.... It's basically a chocolate cake

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Never heard of a gateau na na as a chocolate cake. The gateau nana I've always had was more like a shortbread tart with a praline like filling.

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A Cajun birthday cake is called a petit fours:

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Doberge Cake

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My grandma makes this with about 10 layers. She also uses that melted fudge icing that she pours over each layer instead of fruit flavors (no one in my family likes fruit in their cake). It's a beautiful thing.

I have heard that some Cajuns say that a coconut cake is traditional, that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. A doberge is a tradition in our family, the aunt who made them died a few yeaqrs ago, no one has picked up the torte, so to speak.