Firecakes Donuts — Restaurant in Lake View Township

Firecakes Donuts: The story of this donut shop begins with the owner’s grandfather, who was a baker in the logging camps of northern Wisconsin in the 1930’s. He was renowned throughout the region for his unique bread, and after acquiring a round dough cutter, the first “firecakes” were born. Their current secret recipe is based off the original.

For my first visit to the shop I went with the “Peanut Butter Cup”. It’s a yeast bismark filled with whipped Skippy peanut butter mousse. On top is a Valrhona chocolate icing & a candied-peanut sprinkle. I found the doughnut to have a great soft and chewy texture and it was obvious that it was freshly made. I got it because I love peanut butter and the filling did not disappoint, in fact I enjoyed it more than the peanut butter buttercream in my favorite MKE doughnut shop Cranky Al’s (Firecakes is more like actual peanut butter, but I like that Cranky Al’s has vanilla icing and sprinkles). Doughboy approved, although it makes me kind of sad that there isn’t one in MKE since it technically began in WI.

*My friend got the “Buttermilk Old Fashioned” and “Tahitian Vanilla” and was nice enough to let me sample them. For a cake doughnut the Buttermilk was surprisingly good and while it was nothing revolutionary the Tahitian will easily please vanilla fans

My top doughnut shops: Cranky Al’s (MKE) Krispy Kreme (various locations in different states) Donut Bar (California & Arizona locations) Hurts Donut Co. (various locations in...

It's good to have Firecakes as a dessert and coffee shop, a nice addition to the neighborhood. The space is good for this kind of shop, and it has nice outdoor seating area that works well in warm weather. Unlike the coffee shop that preceded Firecakes here, the interior space is ample, with many more seats than it had been possible. The designer donuts are good, with a nice selection of flavors and tasty options all around. It's good to have some choices that other places do not offer when you want to have a little snack or late dessert. The sizes of donuts are average, though, and not always proportionate to the pricing. Some of the specialty items have been priced differently than the other ones. Yet there is no question about the quality of the donuts. Staff is fine, but once in a while during late visits, some staff members seem ready to push the customers out the door, and that's unfortunate. Nevertheless, Firecakes is a nice place to have in any neighborhood, and it's good to have this one in Lincoln Park to add some desserts to an area that already has its fill of bars...

Friedcakes is running by people who genuinely care about you! I’m a fan of raised donuts and they serve some of the best raised donuts in Chicago. Their donuts are light, fluffy, unique with adequate amount of sweetness. The only issue is they are a bit pricey. I tried the following donuts so far:

Mini Cream Espresso: Highly recommenced!!! It is a small fluffy donut with a great espresso cream filling

Peach cobbler: Highly recommended! With bit of crunch on top and a peachy fresh custard filling this one can also steal your heart.

Classic jelly: The owner seems to have a great appreciation for peach. This one comes with a very unique and delicious jelly filling.

Tahitian Vanilla iced: Very fluffy, only recommend to those who are a huge fan of simplicity and vanilla. I believe you find better options when you are a gourmet donut shop.

Lemon Blueberry: It was a dense cake donut with a crystalized icing that neither taste like lemon nor blueberry. If you are a fan of very sweet dense donut you might enjoy it but I don’t...