What better way to show your love to friends and family from afar than by sending a box of chocolates or a tasty baked good? These three Southern businesses across the South specialize in sweet treats sure to delight any gift recipient this Valentine’s Day.
Southern Candymakers – New Orleans, Louisiana
Founded by retired Tulane University professors Dana and Robert Tompkins, Southern Candymakers has been making mouthwatering pralines and other delicacies for more than 30 years. This beloved French Quarter business also sells brittle, bonbons, fudge, and chocolate-caramel tortues (French for turtles). Browse their selection of gift boxes packaged with love especially for February 14.
Emily’s Heirloom Pound Cakes – Birmingham, Alabama
April McClung founded Emily’s Heirloom Pound Cakes in 2014, paying homage a 100-year-old recipe passed down from her family’s matriarch, Emily Magnolia McClung. April added a modern secret ingredient to achieve the moist, buttery texture shared by every flavor in the lineup, from Original to Lemon Blueberry to Key Lime. Sold by the slice, loaf, and round, Emily’s ships all over the country.
French Broad Chocolate – Asheville, North Carolina
With a passion for sourcing only the highest-quality ingredients, Jael and Dan Rattigan feature menus of chocolaty goodness at French Broad Chocolate’s various brick-and-mortar locations and web store. Scrumptious confections like Liquid Truffle and bean-to-bar gift sets are popular year-round, while seasonal flavors like passionfruit and chocolate cherry delight this time of year. Join your Valentine for a factory tour or tasting event at the Asheville flagship.
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