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A close-up view of salted caramel petits fours, one cut to show the soft caramel filling. Petits Fours

Petits Fours have been holiday traditions for decades, but they’re not just for Christmas. In addition to our tried-and-true classic assortments, you’ll find Petits Fours in the fresh flavors and pastel colors of spring and the earth tones and warming spice notes of fall.

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Layered chocolate dobosh torte with an alpine scene on the side, and a plate with a slice of the torte. Dobosh Torte

The Swiss Colony’s reputation was built on selling Wisconsin cheese…but founder Ray Kubly wanted to utilize the state’s other dairy products—like butter—so in 1959 he built a bakery staffed with meister konditors (master pastry chefs) recruited from Austria. The bakery’s very first product was a multi-layered cake fashioned after one from the bakers’ homeland: Dobosh Torte.

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Christmas Gift Guide, Stocking Stuffers, Under $20.00, Customer Favorites, Holiday Entertaining. Christmas Food Gift Guide

Food Gifts for Christmas Shop our Christmas Gift Guide and discover “buy now, pay later” Christmas gift ideas that are easy on your holiday budget!…

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Cardinal Tower Christmas gift boxes filled with popcorn, chocolates, Petits Fours, nuts, sausage, and mustard. Food Gifts

Nestled in the heart of Wisconsin’s dairy country, The Swiss Colony began by bringing fine regional cheeses to a wider audience. And nothing goes better with cheese than our very own summer sausage recipes. Add handcrafted pastries and candies from our bakery, and you’ve got endless combinations of holiday treats. Each assortment provides a delicious sampler of our best-selling products to liven up any party or delight a treasured friend or family member.

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Christmas Fruitcake on a white platter, sliced to show the density of nuts and candied fruits inside. Fruitcake

We’ve all heard the jokes about how fruitcakes are passed down through the generations. But while fruitcakes really will last for months with proper storage—even more with an occasional application of brandy, rum or whiskey—it’s the tradition of the fruitcake that has the most longevity. This rich treat has been around in one form or another since Roman times.

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