Capital Cakes Bakery

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Capital Cakes Bakery is a cake shop in Durham, North Carolina. It is listed at BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, 5204 Pine Way Dr, Durham, NC 27712, which places it among the local businesses of Durham that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as bakery, cooking class, cupcake shop, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

American bakeries range from wholesale operations that supply restaurants to neighborhood shops that sell bread, pastries, cookies and cakes over the counter, and many of them also pour coffee. Bagel shops boil and bake on site and sell out of favorite flavors by late morning; donut shops open before dawn and are often family-run; patisseries and cake studios take custom orders for weddings and birthdays and usually need one to two weeks' notice. Ice cream parlors, gelato shops and frozen yogurt bars are seasonal in the northern states and year-round in the South and on the West Coast. Prices are posted per item, by the dozen or by the pound, and most shops now take cards and mobile payment.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. The most common schedule is 10 am–8 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (919) 504-2253. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is capitalcakesnc.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.9 out of 5 on Google across 119 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded cake shops in Durham.

Durham is in North Carolina, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Getting around Durham is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across North Carolina's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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