Sugar Bowl Bakery brings back Mango Cakes to celebrate Lunar New Year

The individually wrapped cakes are coming back in time for the Chinese holiday.

Courtesy of Sugar Bowl Bakery

Sugar Bowl Bakery is bringing back its individually wrapped Mango Cakes in time to celebrate Lunar New Year, a traditional Chinese holiday. Traditions around the occasion including the display of round, plump fruits (like mangoes, tangerines, and oranges) on the table to symbolize a sweet new year. The practice is symbolic of the success of the past year, and the hope to have this prosperity carry over to the new year.

Sugar Bowl Bakery—reportedly America’s largest minority-owned bakery, on the stated mission to bring people joy through delicious food—is bringing back its Mango Cake bites in time for this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations. The fruity, flavorful bites are available for purchase at Costco locations nationwide for a limited time. According to the bakery, the sweet treats are the perfect blend of tradition and innovation that also saves consumers from the hassle of messy cutting boards.

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