Chantilly cake vs. Gentilly cake: What’s the difference? Which came first? A complete history

For Jeannie DelGreco, a small question grew into a full-on mystery. It began with a weekly card game.

“My 77-year-old mother has played cards every Friday with her New Iberia elementary school friends for years,” said DelGreco, a real estate agent in Lafayette. “And whoever hosts always provides dessert.”

DelGreco’s mother-in-law, Lena, joins the card game whenever she is in town visiting from New York. Such was the case earlier this year when, midway through the game, a Gentilly cake from Rouses Market was served. Lena loved it…

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