Donuts and I go way back. We’re BFFs and we plan on staying that way forever. I recently saw a photo of almost (emphasis on almost) too-pretty-to-eat donuts on a friends Instagram account and I jumped on the opportunity to try it out.
The Rolling Pin was opened by entrepreneurs and #BossLadies Vanessa Baudanza and Isabelle Loiacono in 2014. The Rolling Pin features an assortment of donuts, macarons, pies, cakes and more - all made in-house. Is your mouth salivating yet? Read of dessert lover!
The Rolling Pin’s most coveted items are their donuts with flavor shots their Maple Bacon donuts with a shot of maple, Jamoca Almond Fudge donuts with a shot of espresso and Butter-My-Scotch with a shot of caramel. They have specific donuts featured every day so we went in with the plan of trying half a dozen donuts – including their cookies’ n' cream donut with a chocolate shot. Yum, yum and yum.
Most of their donuts are yeast donuts so the donut itself tastes the same, and I'm not complaining because I could have easily eaten half a dozen plain donuts. They were THAT good. But, if you were wondering, here’s a list of the six donuts we tried and my thoughts.
Cookies n’ Cream: Delicious. Just delicious.
Blueberry Cheesecake: Hand’s down my favourite out of the bunch. The blueberry jelly on top is great and the cream in the middle isn’t too overpowering.
Fluffernutter: I’m not a big fan of peanut butter so it just wasn’t my thing.
Custard Bomb: I mentioned that the yeast donut itself is so good that I could eat them just like that, and this donut is the closest thing to a plain donutt. So, if you’re not too crazy about the fancy toppings, this would be a great choice for you.
Nutella Bomb: It’s built similarly to the Custard Bomb but with delicious Nutella instead of custard inside.
Red Velvet: The cream cheese filling is SO GOOD.
If you’re planning on making the trip to Yonge and Lawrence to visit this one-of-a-kind bakery, check out the menu ahead of time and plan accordingly. We went on a Friday but I would have loved to have tried their Honey Cruller, Birthday Cake, Cherry Pie and Maple Bacon donut (basically, the donuts I didn’t get to try during my first visit. I’m so bad!). But honestly, you can’t go wrong with what you get!
Have you been to the Rolling Pin? What did you get? What other bakeries in Toronto make your mouth water? Leave us a message below!
