Cumberland Village Bakery

Bakery: Cumberland Village Bakery
Address: 2747 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland BC
Website: facebook
Style: Canadian  
Price: $$ 

A bit of a hidden gem of Comox Valley, Cumberland Village Bakery may be more off the beaten path than its neighbours, but stopping at this little bakery along Cumberland's mine-town main street is a nice detour. It also helps if you're staying at the lovely hostel in town; there's really no excuse in that case.

Inside the tight space, the main attraction is probably their doughnuts. Coming there bright and early in the morning, the shelves were fully stocked with them: glazed, sprinkled, jelly doughnuts, apple fritters... they even sell doughnut holes. It was definitely *not* the day to abstain from doughnuts -- there was just so many of them and they looked so good! 

 Still, for those looking for something other than doughnuts, there were a few other options, though not a lot, ranging from classic squares to a couple pastries and tarts. Oh, and pizza. The selection, however, isn't that big and I recall finding it very hard to settle on one. That one ended up being the peach cream cheese danish ($4.25). I'm usually not a fan of any baked goods with sweet/cream cheese, but the peach was definitely calling me and it was nonetheless one of the more appealing baked goods. Three peach slices on top of a layer of cheese that was then on top of a spiral of flaky pastry dough. It was a bit unmanageable and messy with everything just piled on top of each other, but the dough was tasty and had good texture. Still not a fan of the cream cheese, but still enjoyable... next time, however, I am so going with the doughnuts!

Rating: ***