King cakes are not hard to find locally, but they are all different.

It could take some time to find your favorite bakery, brand and flavor, but the research is delicious. While you can walk into any local grocery store or big box store and pick one up, you might need to place an order for one from a local bakery. It's worth the wait.

BAKERIES

A Sweet Secret Bakery and Café
1538 Gulf Shores Parkway, Gulf Shores

(251) 307-2014
Grab your freshly baked king cakes at A Sweet Secret Bakery. This year they are keeping things simple and selling only large for $29.99. King cakes are in stock every day but if you want to make sure to get the flavor you want you can order in advance. The flavors offered are cinnamon, raspberry, cream cheese, raspberry cream cheese and cinnamon cream cheese. King cakes are also available for delivery in Gulf Shores through Time to Eat the Beach.

BuzzCatz Coffee and Sweets
25689 Canal Road, Orange Beach
(251) 980-2899

BuzzCatz Coffee and Sweets offers a selection of small king cakes daily but large is only available by custom order. Call to place an order in advance. Flavors offered include cream cheese, strawberry, raspberry, Bavarian cream, cinnamon sugar, Nutella and pecan praline. Prices vary from $6 for small cinnamon sugar, $18 for medium and $28 for large filled. Pecan praline and Nutella are $2 more.

Fairhope Chocolate
403 Fairhope Ave., Fairhope
(251) 928-7750
Fairhope Chocolate bakers are making king cakes daily using their brioche dough. Stop in to pick up a slice to enjoy with coffee or take a whole cake home. Flavors include cinnamon sugar, cream cheese, chocolate and more. It is recommended that you place an order to guarantee availability.

Gourmet Goodies
1539 U.S. Highway 98, Suite 302, Daphne
(251) 888-1152
Gourmet Goodies makes large king cakes in a variety of flavors that include cinnamon, cream cheese, strawberry cream, apple, raspberry cream, churro, banana pudding and creamy pecan praline. Traditional is $35 and studded are $40. Crawfish king cakes, recently named the third-best king cake in the nation during the King Cake Extravaganza in New Orleans, are $75. Call or Facebook message to place an order.

Market By the Bay

29145 US-98, Daphne
(251) 621-9664
Market By the Bay's grab-and-go market is selling mini king cakes made with rum butter cake.

The Pantry at The Wharf
4790 Wharf Parkway, Orange Beach

(251) 981-2988
The Pantry is taking orders for Guncles gluten-free king cakes for pickup in Orange Beach now through Feb. 21. Individual king cakes are $8.99 and full size are $49.99. Orders can be placed at thepantryatthewharf.com.

Warehouse Bakery and Donuts
759 Nichols Ave., Fairhope
(251) 928-7223

Warehouse Bakery won the best king cake at the King Cake Off in Mobile three years in a row. They bake daily but recommend ordering ahead to guarantee the flavor you would like. They offer plain (cinnamon sugar), plain with cream cheese, blueberry cream cheese, strawberry cream cheese, raspberry cream cheese, pecan cinnamon sugar and pecan cinnamon sugar with cream cheese.
Prices vary from $23 to $45.

GROCERY STORES

Rouses Market
Publix locations

Winn Dixie
Piggly Wiggly
Walmart

BUSINESSES SELLING KING CAKES FROM NEW ORLEANS

Deep South Cake Company

25405 Perdido Beach Blvd., Orange Beach
(251) 978-3100
Deep South Cake Company is selling Gambino's king cakes made in New Orleans. They are carrying traditional and cream cheese flavors.

A Specialty Bakery
2200 East 2nd St., Gulf Shores

(251) 968-2253
A Specialty Bakery is selling Gambino's king cakes from New Orleans.

Southern Napa Fine Wine House
2304 Main St., Daphne
(251) 375-2800
Southern Napa is selling Nonna Randazzo's king cakes. Ordered at southernnapa.com or you can stop in and see if there are any extras in stock. Flavors available include pecan praline, cream cheese, Fleur de Lis (cherry, apple, strawberry and cream cheese), pecan praline and cream cheese and traditional. Prices range from $28.95 to $45.95.

PJs Coffee
6510 Spanish Fort Blvd., Spanish Fort
(251) 999-9757
PJs Coffee is selling Caluda's king cakes by the slice or whole while supplies last in traditional and cream cheese flavors. You can order online at pjscoffee.com. Prices range from $3.45 to $35.85