WE WON Best Dessert IN LAKE HIGHLANDS

from 2014 December Lake Highlands

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And the winner is

Unrefined Bakery, 718 N. Buckner, Suite #154, 214.414.2414, unrefinedbakery.com

Mother-daughter duo Anne Hoyt and Taylor Nicholson opened their glutenfree bakery in Old Lake Highlands (718 North Buckner) in 2010. It was so well received that they have since opened multiple Unrefined Bakery locations. Their mouthwatering gluten-free brownies have hooked gluten eaters and avoiders alike. Then there are seasonal faves, such as the vanilla cupcakes filled and topped with fresh caramel apples and a dollop of vanilla “unbutter” cream and caramel drizzle. Nicholson says customers these days most crave the Loaded Monkey cupcake — a banana-chocolate chip cake with a peanut

Bakery: butter fudge filling and peanut butter unbuttercream — and the Derby Pie, a bourbon-chocolate-pecan dish. The proprietors offer an impressive and regularly updated inventory of pies, cakes, candies and other goodies, not to mention an expanding list of paleo-diet options — but these are all things Lake Highlands readers who awarded Unrefined the “Best Desserts” title likely know already. Nicholson and Hoyt know what it is like to have a restricted diet. Both have celiac disease, a genetic autoimmune disease that makes sufferers sensitive to products with gluten, a protein found in wheat. It wasn’t easy learning to bake without gluten, that doughy substance that holds a muffin or a cupcake together, Hoyt says. She says Nicholson kept plugging away until she discovered some great recipes. “We want our food to be something the whole family will love, regardless of their diet,” Nicholson says. “It’s a huge honor to provide our gluten-free and organic treats to [our neighborhood], and to be voted ‘Best’ is just the icing on the cake.”—Chrisrtina