Monticello KY · Lake Cumberland · Wayne County
Donut Palace
Sweets · Donuts near Lake Cumberland — Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky
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Donut Palace is a longtime Monticello donut shop on North Main Street, just a few minutes from Lake Cumberland. Locals have been starting the morning here for years — glazed yeast donuts, cake donuts, cinnamon rolls, eclairs, and the apple fritters people drive across Wayne County for. The shop recently changed hands to new owners, but the early-morning bakery feel is the same. Cases fill before most of town is awake. Grab a single, a half dozen, or a mixed dozen. Premium trays cover cinnamon rolls, apple fritters, eclairs, maple creme, maple nut creme, and caramel cream. Coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate, juice, and fountain drinks sit on the side. It is a cash shop. Hours are early — 4:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every day — and popular items go first. Good stop before the lake, a lake house week, or a workday in Monticello.
Donut Palace is a sweet shop in Monticello, Kentucky, the closest town to the Wayne County side of Lake Cumberland.
Locals treat it as the after-swim reward — cold, sweet, and right on the way back to the lake house from Fall Creek, Twyford Point, or the ball fields in town.
Great for a car full of kids; smaller sweet spots sell out on hot afternoons, so earlier is safer.
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Donut Palace menu
Yeast Donuts
- Glaze (each)$1.45
- Glaze (1/2 dozen)$8.50
- Glaze (dozen)$13.50
- Chocolate (each)$1.55
- Chocolate (1/2 dozen)$9.30
- Chocolate (dozen)$15.50
- Fancy Coconut (each)$1.60
- Fancy Coconut (1/2 dozen)$9.60
- Fancy Coconut (dozen)$18
- Nut Sprinkle (each)$1.60
- Nut Sprinkle (1/2 dozen)$9.60
- Nut Sprinkle (dozen)$18
- Holes (each)$0.50
- Holes (1/2 dozen)$2.50
- Holes (dozen)$2.98
- Twist (each)$2.10
- Twist (1/2 dozen)$12.60
- Twist (dozen)$19.25
- Jelly (each)$2.10
- Jelly (1/2 dozen)$12.60
- Jelly (dozen)$19.25
- Mixed Dozen$18.75
- Six Glaze or Six Chocolate$14.50
Cake Donuts
- Plain Cake (each)$1.80
- Plain Cake (1/2 dozen)$10.80
- Plain Cake (dozen)$19.25
- Powdered Sugar (each)$1.80
- Powdered Sugar (1/2 dozen)$10.80
- Powdered Sugar (dozen)$19.25
- Cinnamon Sugar (each)$1.80
- Cinnamon Sugar (1/2 dozen)$10.80
- Cinnamon Sugar (dozen)$19.25
- Maple Cake (each)$1.80
- Maple Cake (1/2 dozen)$10.80
- Maple Cake (dozen)$19.25
- Chocolate Cake (each)$1.80
- Chocolate Cake (1/2 dozen)$10.80
- Chocolate Cake (dozen)$19.25
- Blueberry (each)$1.90
- Blueberry (1/2 dozen)$11.40
- Blueberry (dozen)$20.25
- Carmel Cake (each)$1.80
- Carmel Cake (1/2 dozen)$10.80
- Carmel Cake (dozen)$19.25
- White Cake (each)$1.80
- White Cake (1/2 dozen)$10.80
- White Cake (dozen)$19.25
- Blueberry Holes (each)$0.75
- Blueberry Holes (1/2 dozen)$3
- Blueberry Holes (dozen)$3.30
Premium Donuts
- Cinnamon Rolls (each)$2.70
- Cinnamon Rolls (1/2 dozen)$16.20
- Cinnamon Rolls (dozen)$24.50
- Apple Fritter (each)$2.70
- Apple Fritter (1/2 dozen)$16.20
- Apple Fritter (dozen)$24.50
- Eclair (each)$2.70
- Eclair (1/2 dozen)$16.20
- Eclair (dozen)$24.50
- Maple Creme (each)$2.70
- Maple Creme (1/2 dozen)$16.20
- Maple Creme (dozen)$24.50
- Maple Nut Creme (each)$2.70
- Maple Nut Creme (1/2 dozen)$16.20
- Maple Nut Creme (dozen)$24.50
- Carmel Cream (each)$2.70
- Carmel Cream (1/2 dozen)$16.20
- Carmel Cream (dozen)$24.50
Drinks
- Coffee (small)$1.45
- Coffee (large)$1.70
- Milk$2.60
- Cappucino (small)$2.15
- Cappucino (large)$2.40
- Hot Chocolate$1.95
- Orange Juice$1.95
- Bottled Water$1.60
- Fountain Drink$1.60
Nearby ideas for lake week
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Directions to Donut Palace
Tradeway Plaza, 1520 N Main St Ste 1, Monticello, KY 42633
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Donut Palace — common questions
Answers straight from the folks who run it.
Where can I get donuts in Monticello KY?
Donut Palace is the longtime North Main donut shop in Monticello, Wayne County KY — the easy dozen-box stop for a lake house full of people on the way to Lake Cumberland.
What time should I get to Donut Palace?
Go early. Check today's posted hours on this page, and plan on beating the marina rush — the popular picks sell through on summer weekends.
Is Donut Palace good for a lake-week breakfast?
Yes — grab a box for the lake house while the rest of the crew loads the boat, then head for New Fall Creek or Conley Bottom.
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