BuzzFeed names Wake N Bake best donut shop in NC, again

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Wake N Bake Donuts has been named the best donut shop in North Carolina by BuzzFeed for the second year in a row.

“We are extremely happy and proud to receive this acknowledgement” owner Danny Tangredi said. “It means so much being the only local, year round, donut only, shop in Carolina Beach and Wilmington, to be recognized at a state level.”

Since opening in 2014, Wake N Bake Donuts has come to be known for their creative and innovative take on gourmet donuts.

They were Champions of the Cooking Channel show Donut Showdown.

They were nationally recognized for their donut shaped like a “blunt”, in honor of rapper Snoop Dogg headlining the Azalea Festival, and most recently went internationally viral when they created a donut that resembled a Tide Pod.

There are two locations in the Cape Fear, one in Carolina Beach and another in Wilmington.