Dominique Ansel celebrates 10 years of the Cronut

Chef Dominique Ansel, creator of the Cronut, at his bakery in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The famed pastry is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

LAS VEGAS — It was madness, sweet madness, those mornings in May, a decade ago, on Spring Street in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.

Chef Dominique Ansel had just introduced the Cronut, his pastry (now famous worldwide) made from croissant-style dough formed into doughnuts, then fried and filled with flavored cream. A blogger posted about the pastry, in an early example of food going viral (Instagram was less than 3 years old in May 2013).

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The Cronut and 10th anniversary Cronut holes are seen at Dominique Ansel Bakery in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The famed pastry, created by Chef Dominique Ansel, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

Dominique Ansel Bakery, home of the original Cronut, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The famed pastry is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

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