Doughnuts; I can't
get enough of them. So it’s great news for me that these sweet pockets of
sugary goodness are gaining in popularity. Recently opening at a space in
Shoreditch’s Boxpark is Dum Dum Doughnuts. The enterprise was started by Paul
Hurley to create ‘The Best Doughnut in the World’ and, though this statement is
rather bold, the results are pretty darn delicious.
The doughnuts are
freshly baked every day, rather than deep fat fried in the traditional style. The
doughnuts are sprayed with vegetable oil and put in the oven – which reduces
fat over all by about 12 grams (although these are hardly a diet-friendly
snack).
On arrival my eyes were
immediately drawn to the pretty majestic strawberries and cream cronut, with its
many thin layers of pastry, jam and whole strawberry. Having never tried a
cronut (a mix between doughnut and croissant originating from New York) before
I was eager to get my hands on it. It was a mouth-watering, melting mountain of
tangy jam and sweet cream. Half would have been enough to fill me up, but I had
to finish it – it was just so nice. I also bought a simple raspberry jam
doughnut which was fluffy and light.
The wide variety of doughnuts on offer includes a
Zebra cronut with chocolate buttercream and chocolate ganache, almond cream and
pistachio, a crème brulee and a banoffee doughnut. Dum Dum Doughnuts are
available at Boxpark in Shoreditch and Harrod’s food hall.
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Doughnuts; I can't
get enough of them. So it’s great news for me that these sweet pockets of
sugary goodness are gaining in popularity. Recently opening at a space in
Shoreditch’s Boxpark is Dum Dum Doughnuts. The enterprise was started by Paul
Hurley to create ‘The Best Doughnut in the World’ and, though this statement is
rather bold, the results are pretty darn delicious.
The doughnuts are
freshly baked every day, rather than deep fat fried in the traditional style. The
doughnuts are sprayed with vegetable oil and put in the oven – which reduces
fat over all by about 12 grams (although these are hardly a diet-friendly
snack).
On arrival my eyes were
immediately drawn to the pretty majestic strawberries and cream cronut, with its
many thin layers of pastry, jam and whole strawberry. Having never tried a
cronut (a mix between doughnut and croissant originating from New York) before
I was eager to get my hands on it. It was a mouth-watering, melting mountain of
tangy jam and sweet cream. Half would have been enough to fill me up, but I had
to finish it – it was just so nice. I also bought a simple raspberry jam
doughnut which was fluffy and light.
The wide variety of doughnuts on offer includes a
Zebra cronut with chocolate buttercream and chocolate ganache, almond cream and
pistachio, a crème brulee and a banoffee doughnut. Dum Dum Doughnuts are
available at Boxpark in Shoreditch and Harrod’s food hall.
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