Magnolia Bakery Brings Its Famous Banana Pudding to Mount Laurel Nov. 17
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
By Nick Rau | Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily | November 13, 2026
The banana pudding that helped turn a West Village bakery into a world-famous name is about to be a much shorter drive away. Magnolia Bakery opens its Mount Laurel shop on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Centerton Square at 10 Centerton Road, its first location in the Philadelphia region. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the franchise shop, about 1,200 square feet in a former lash salon, will make its baked goods on-site, and the paper's November openings guide lists the same Nov. 17 date. Patch reported this week that a grand opening is set for 10 a.m. that Tuesday.
Note from Nick: Here's what to know before you make the banana pudding run to Mount Laurel.
Magnolia opened in Manhattan's West Village in 1996, and its cupcakes picked up a national following after a "Sex and the City" scene, The Inquirer noted; its banana pudding later went viral. PhillyVoice reported that the bakery has since added locations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Kentucky, Ohio and Utah, and Patch put the chain at 24 locations worldwide, with Mount Laurel its first in New Jersey. So why Centerton Square? Franchise partner Jake Klein told The Inquirer that the center's easy access and its closeness to Moorestown, Marlton and Cherry Hill made it attractive.
Expect the cupcakes and banana pudding Magnolia is known for, with baked goods made right in the shop, per The Inquirer. The shop is run by Klein and John Candela, both 29, who met at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. Neither is a professional baker, so they hired Cathie Pastor, who spent a decade as a pastry chef at Philadelphia's Union League and taught pastry and culinary arts for 15 years at Mercy Vocational High School, as production director. "We're the type of operators that folks will see in the store time and time again, day in and day out," Klein told the paper. His advice for anyone making the pudding at home comes down to patience: "You've got to let it set," he said, ideally for a few hours or overnight in the fridge.
Philadelphia gets its own Magnolia after this. A second shop is planned for spring 2027 at 204 S. 17th St., near Rittenhouse Square, in a space that was home to Miel Patisserie for more than a decade, The Inquirer reported in October. The partners are also exploring Ardmore, Wayne, Radnor, Cherry Hill and Haddonfield, though no additional leases have been signed. South Jersey Food Scene has been tracking the Mount Laurel opening since summer and confirmed the Nov. 17 date in its latest update.
When does Magnolia Bakery open in Mount Laurel, NJ? Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, at Centerton Square, 10 Centerton Road, per The Inquirer. Patch reported a 10 a.m. grand opening.
Is there a Magnolia Bakery in Philadelphia? Not yet. A Rittenhouse shop at 204 S. 17th St. is planned for spring 2027, per The Inquirer.
What is Magnolia Bakery known for? Cupcakes, cakes, brownies and its signature banana pudding. The bakery opened in New York's West Village in 1996.
What are Magnolia Bakery Mount Laurel's hours? PhillyVoice reported 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Confirm with the bakery before you go.
I'm Nick Rau with the Rarity Real Estate Team, ranked in the Top 1% of agents nationally (RealTrends 2025, individual), and I live in Bucks County. Questions about Mount Laurel or South Jersey? Call (215) 593-7498 or email [email protected].
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Photo: File photo, not the Mount Laurel shop. "Magnolia's cupcakes" by Alice Tang (original on Flickr), via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken May 6, 2006, it shows Magnolia cupcakes on a glass plate; it does not show the Mount Laurel bakery or its 2026 menu. Cropped (removing a labelled jar at the top edge) and naturally darkened, with text added, for the cover, featured image and slides; nothing added or removed. These adaptations are shared under CC BY-SA 2.0. No endorsement is implied.
Reporting checked November 13, 2026. Sources: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Michael Klein, Oct. 23 and Nov. 4, 2026); PhillyVoice (Michaela Althouse, Oct. 23, 2026); Moorestown Patch (Eddie Callahan, Nov. 11, 2026); South Jersey Food Scene (updated Nov. 11, 2026). Opening dates, hours and menus can change.
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