The Sunshine Doughnut Co.

Bakery: The Sunshine Doughnut Co. 
Address: 439 Brock Ave, Burlington ON
Website: facebook 
Style: Doughnuts
Price: $$$ 

There's a relatively new gourmet doughnut place in town, and that town is, perhaps a little unexpectedly, Burlington! It may not be easy to find; signage is minimal and you feel like you're parked at the back of a plaza, with the loading decks, but there it is, painted on the brick wall outside: "Sunshine". If you don't know, you won't know there that it's doughnuts and coffee, and nothing else. There are only a few varieties at one time, displayed on pedestals and taken from trays behind the counter. They come fresh in a lovely box with a giant doughnut splattered across the top -- love it, but I also got that this was what I was paying for, since Sunshine was the priciest gourmet doughnut place I can remember going to, with doughnuts costing round $4 and that apple fritter setting you back $5. Ouch; I wasn't expecting that. x__x

If they weren't good, that would make the rating easier, but given how it turned out, well... everyone knows I have a soft spot for doughnuts. Freshly baked, wonderfully glazed doughnuts....

As with many doughnuts of this style, the variation between each flavour is contained in the icing, while the dough itself remains constant throughout; the three types here were OG (original glazed? or are they getting witty on us?), raspberry chocolate, and maple crumble. This dough was dense yet soft and spongy. Amazing texture -- a really "meaty" doughnut -- and nice taste, not to mention very flavourful glazes on top. The raspberry tasted of fresh fruit topped with dark chocolate drizzle, the plain glaze had a subtle hint of something extra, and the maple was thick with the taste and aroma of maple syrup. Mmm, it's been awhile since I had a great doughnut! *-*

Then there was the apple fritter. Now, apple fritters are generally the best type of doughnut and there was no exception here. The dough of the apple fritter was different than that of the doughnuts: it was airier and moister. I'd almost liken it to French toast, just with apples, spice, and more delicious glaze. Yummy!

Personally, I don't think it's worth the price seeing as you can get other really yummy doughnuts for a fraction of the cost... they're only doughnuts, after all. They just happen to be great-tasting doughnuts -- see the dilemma? ;)

Rating: ***1/2