The folks at Haydel's bakery are known for their tongue-in-cheek pastry creations. It was Haydel’s that famously lampooned the no-call that cost the Saints the NFC title in 2019 by putting the image of the oblivious referee on cookies, suitable for chomping.

Now the bakers have produced cakes shaped like the toilet paper rolls that have been unaccountably hoarded since the outset of the coronavirus crisis. Of course, Haydel co-owner Dave Haydel said, the bakers aren’t making fun of the health issue that has cost 10 lives in Louisiana as of Thursday.

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“It’s just anytime something in the city happens, we’ve garnered the reputation for making light of bad situations,” he said.

“We made a couple of them as a joke a couple of days ago and they sold immediately,” he said. Then 10 more were snapped up the next day, he said.

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Friday (March 20) will be the last day that the authentic-looking six-inch round almond cakes, priced at $26.03, will be available, because the bakery’s walk-in service will discontinue for two weeks in deference to coronavirus social distancing. Baked goods will still be available via the website for delivery.

Haydel said there has been no negative reaction to the satirical cakes. “Everyone who's seen them says, ‘Thanks, I needed a laugh.’”