Ambrosia Bakery :: Fresh Mardi Gras King Cakes from Louisiana

The Ambrosia Bakery opened its doors on December 3, 1993. Owners Felix and Cheryl Sherman are natives of New Orleans. They started the bakery to provide beautiful cakes and delicious desserts to the people of Baton Rouge. Looking back, they can truly say that a lot of things happened for a reason. Felix has a background in management from a local beverage company. He learned the ins and outs of that business, beginning as a route truck driver and working his way up to branch manager. There, he learned just how to successfully lead a team of people in sales and marketing. Cheryl began decorating cakes in the early 1980’s, and spent some time working for others in the bakery business and also in gift shops. After losing his job of 27 years due to a company merger, Felix knew that he and Cheryl had to find something, and that it may be too late for them to get jobs at their ages. Even though the thought had been dwelling for many years, they finally decided to start their own business.

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We first opened the bakery at 13213 Perkins Rd. in a 1200-sq. ft. building in the Perkins Plaza. After three years in that building, it was time to expand. The Ambrosia Bakery is now located at 11358 Perkins Rd., in a 4200+ sq. ft. building, approximately 1 mile from their original location.

Due to the demand of baked goods in the Baton Rouge area we are just about forced to upgrade for a third time! This is a very exciting move for the family business. Property was recently purchased on Seigen Lane between the I-10 and Perkins Road. So we won’t be moving far however, it will be a much larger location. In fact, we will be going from 4,200 square feet to over 8,200 square feet. Today we employ a staff that ranges from 50 to 60 people depending on the season. This new building will not only allow us the space to actually move around in the building without bumping into each other. It will also allow us the opportunity to offer much more to our loyal customers of over 14 years.

As you can see progress on our "New" location is moving along very quickly! We are just a few short weeks away from opening at our new Siegen Lane location. With a whole new "look & feel" you will be very excited about your Ambrosia Bakery experience.

At the new location we will have a large dining area that will allow you to bring friends & family and even business associates for breakfast or lunch. We will be offering a new "Deli" menu made with fresh croissants, sour dough bread and much more.... and of course great desserts to go with it!

We will also be enlarging our "Wedding Department" with plenty of space and sample wedding cakes to view in a great atmosphere.

All this along with a great variety of fresh pastries for your special occasions, made just for you by our pastry chef.

The expected move in date will be early September 2008 so be sure to drop in and come see us and bring a friend!

The name "Ambrosia" comes from the Latin term for the food of the gods, and that is just what Felix and Cheryl wanted the image of their bakery to be. The Shermans have three sons, Felix Jr., David, and Michael.

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