Nancy Jo’s Homemade

I stopped by at the Raleigh Farmers Market & tried the Pig Pickin cupcake. Im not a big fan of pineapple but this was great! I bought the strawberry & caramel cupcake. The strawberry was moist & good! The caramel was v. dry & i was dissapointed. I wont be finishing that cupcake. Maybe the cupcakes with fruit in it are the best. I would go back for the strawberry cake tho.

Orangeade and a Smile!
Great Orangeade! Friendly Service! Efficient too! They were handling a Bunch of customers very quickly and very well!
Farmers Market «Permanent» Building!

With so many taste options at the Raleigh Farmer’s Market its hard to stand out but Nancy Jo’s makes some seriously yummy cakes and cupcakes. I have tried the caramel cake & cupcakes, red velvet cupcakes, strawberry cake and pig picking cake & cupcakes. The «cakes» are usually a half of a cake — which is actually a decent serving option most of the time but there are usually a few whole cakes available. If you have something in particular you want in mind, I would suggest giving them a call. They are always happy to place something on hold for you and if you give them a heads up they can even make sure its available the day you want to come pick it up. It is a little pricey, sometimes almost $ 40 for a cake but man are they good! The cupcakes are HUGE too — there are 4 in a box but I can assure you one will fill you. The cake is soft and airy and very moist but by no means wet. I had never heard of a «pig picking cake» before but the description sounded good — orange cake with pineapple frosting. You might expect it to taste like a super sugary piña colada; however, it is rather magical. Again, the cake is light and moist but doesn’t taste especially like oranges (or at least I can’t taste it). The frosting is whipped and fresh with taste little flecks of pineapple. I have taken this cake and cupcakes to several parties — people gobble it up, moaning with each bite. I didn’t personally eat the red velvet cupcakes (I’m not a fan of cream cheese) but my sister, who is a red velvet fanatic, told me they were excellent. The caramel and strawberry cakes were just what you expect — and I mean that in the best way possible. Wonderful vanilla cake with obviously homemade caramel frosting and strawberry cake with strawberry frosting. I’m more of a fan of caramel but I assure you I sampled the strawberry and wasn’t disappointed.
The people are incredibly helpful too! I’ve called more than once with requests and last minute begging for them to put something aside while I race there to pick it up before they close. They are accommodating in every way.
Next time you have a BBQ or dinner party and you don’t feel like baking — do yourself a serious favor and go pick up a cake. It will be better than anything you would have thrown together and everyone will be asking for the recipe.