Address: 529 Fulford-Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island BC
Website: http://www.ciderworks.ca/
Style: Apples
Price: $$-$$$
I guess it's hard to believe that the tasting room/retail store for a craft cider company would be featured on the Cake Tour, but I was just as surprised as anyone to step inside and realize that the "snacks" mentioned on the chalkboard outside referred to baked goods. And those baked goods being apple fritters! It is rather fitting, isn't it? Orchards making their own cider is becoming more and more common, especially in BC, so why not baked goods? Alcohol and doughnuts. Thumbs up for the great combination!
That being said, the apple fritters (available in both smaller, sugar-coated balls and the classic glazed variety) were quite dense and doughy and lacked that not-so secret ingredient: apples. Yes, you do often encounter apple fritters with just a few chunks of apple, but given the fact that this was an apple orchard first, apple cider maker next and fritter manufacturer last, the focus should have been on those apples, not on the somewhat sub par dough. Exciting find, but execution could be better.
Rating: **1/2
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