Duke Bakery

Ordered our wedding cake from here. Kelly helped us and was super friendly and very knowledgable. It’s refreshing to work with such nice people.

Stopped in completely by chance. Very glad we did. It’s a total throwback to the old days, with a quaint old fashioned store front, and lots of glass cases full of all kinds of great bakery goodies. Since it was October 25, there were lots of pumpkin pies, pumpkin, ghost, tombstone, and mummy shaped cookies. We had a blast, a couple good cups of coffee and some snacks for our trip to the Piasa Bird. Super friendly staff, too. We also saw a couple picking up a great looking two tier wedding cake. Highly recommended.

Neat little hometown bakery. The sweet smell of breads permiates the place upon entering. Nice selection of dougnuts, cakes, cookies, etc. Had a cookie called the «Spotted Cow». It looked like a hard marshmallow with chocolate chips and pecans inside. Would have tried the bacon encrusted doughnut if it had turkey bacon.

THIS nice little hometown bakery, is nestled in near Downtown Alton, my wife and I stopped in and we’re greeted immediately as well we entered. The staff were knowledgeable, swift, efficient, and FRIENDLY… When you enter you are transported into the wonderful world of aromatic delights, from pastries, to homemade cakes (ice cream cakes also), and back around to doughnuts and homemade «MOON-​PIES»!!! The deal sealer for me was the ZUCCHINI BREAD, so if you want a fresh VARIETY of delicacies, then «DUKE BAKERY» is the place for you! ENJOY, stay hungry MY friends!

I am always on the look out for new bakeries and unique eateries. I saw this on Unilocal and decided I had time to hit it between commitments.
It is in an older neighborhood and an older building. it was a cold, blustery day so not a lot of folks out. I was the only customer at lunchtime on a Saturday.
The place looked like a bakery but the display cases were not that full. Did I miss a rush? The young lady behind the counter was pleasant enough but no more than necessary to interact with a customer.
I ordered a brownie and chocolate covered crème horn. I ate the cream horn on the way to my commitment. I saved the brownie for my daughter. The cream horn was no better or worse than what you could get shriked wrapped at your local grocery store. I asked my daughter later about the brownie. «Eh. I have had better.» was her response.
I guess one has to live there to know when to get the freshest stuff. Maybe the counter person could have been somewhat interactive and asked me if I needed help (I was pacing back and forth between the display cabinets).

Lots of good yummy treats here, but the glazed donuts are stand outs. Glazed donuts are not even my favorite, but they are the best I have ever had. The twisted glazed are even better, yum yum.

Another win for Duke Bakery. We just had the banana split cake and it was amazing! I cannot think of a negative thing to say about this place. It never disappoints.

Call me a blasphemer … I know Duke is one of those good old family-​owned Alton places that you’re supposed to love, but I don’t think I’ve ever had something there that really knocked me out. Half the things I’ve had practically choked me and coated my fingers and face with powdered sugar. It’s not like the baked goods here are bad, but considering how everyone raves about it, and I think in terms of quality it’s middle-​of-​the-​road, it ought to be taken down a notch.

Must buy the peanut cookies. Like chocolate chip, but with peanuts instead. Sorry, not such a fan of the donuts, yum yums or danish, but LOVED the peanut cookies. This is a very small place, no seating. Coffee is from a vacuum pot, didn’t even risk it.

DO NOT get your wedding cake from here!!! So much was wrong! 1. They did not match the color of the fondant to what I wanted and they did not tell me they couldn’t do it until the day he went to pick up the cake so it was to late to find someone who could (they could have airbrused it to get it the right color). 2. They didn’t cover the cake all the way and you could see the plate under the top layer because there was such a huge space. 3. I ordered the larger bottom layer to be red velvet and the smaller top layer white, but it was the other way around. 4. the cake had been made so many days in advance that by the time we got it it was all dried out and tasted nasty. We had to take a drink between bites because it was so dried out. 5. The cake was lopsided (see pics).
If I had been the one to pick up this cake (a family member did it for me because I had to get my hair done), I would have demanded my money back, told them to keep it, and picked up a sheet cake from Wal-​Mart because it would have been a better quality. I cannot believe I paid $ 167.00 for this plain undecorated 2 layer cake with it being of such half assed (at best) quality! I used to cater and do cakes for a living, but because I was already spreading myself thin doing everything myself. This just added to the stress

I went to Duke with a strange request — a baby gender reveal cake. The kicker? That I wouldn’t be able to get them the envelope until 12:30 at the latest on the day I needed to pick the cake up at 5:30. Kelly said no problem, just get us the info asap. What we ended up with was the most amazing ½ white sheet cake, decorated with green and yellow polka dots and the most amazing raspberry filling inside of the cake for a sweet baby girl. We will definitely be using Duke Bakery for all of our cake/​cupcake/​birthday needs from here on out. Three days later, we are still eating the leftovers of the cake (it seemingly tastes better for breakfast with a nice cup of coffee).

Best glazed donuts you will ever eat in your entire life. They are a ten on a scale fo one to five. They will make you weep with joy and be glad you have taste buds. You would sell your soul to the devil just to have these donuts.
On one trip to Alton, there was a bad storm that quickly ripped through town and the power went out. Once things were clear, I ran down to Duke to get a dozen donuts to take home. They were selling the donuts for half price because the electricity had gone out while they were cooking and they didn’t think they were up to par. They were right, they were not quite as good as normal.
But even losing electricity while cooking, these were better than any other donut on the face of the earth.
On the face of the earth I tell you!

AMAZING!
That is all that really needs to be said about the glazed donuts. These things are magical. They put Krispy Kreme to shame. I could eat 20 in one sitting. Not going to say I could do it easily. But I could.
They have an assortment of other donuts, cookies, and cakes, but who cares. You go here for the glazed donuts!
PE classes at Marquette get to walk here every so often, but I had it 7^th hour when I had it with Mr. Decourcey so I never got the privilege.
Very close to Fast Eddies, so if you ever have to spend the night in your car after a night out, its a quick trip.