Doughnut Delights Revolution

Doughnuts offers sweet treats to Intown

Doughnuts in Decatur during the summer of 2012.

Maria attributes the shop’s success to a tried and true product that also has good timing. “These are nostalgic treats offered during a downturn in the economy,” she said.

“A doughnut offers that feeling of comfort and happiness.”

Maria is also a smart business woman. After listening to all the diet restrictions and flavor preferences of her customers over the years, she created a variety of doughnut options including Cake Style, Yeast Style and Baked Cake. Cake Style is tender but also dense and moist with a slightly crunchy exterior. The Yeast Cake is fluffy and puffy with a bit of a chew and the Baked Cake has a texture like a pound cake or a muffin.

Because every day the crew bakes from scratch, Maria has the ability to offer various options in the doughnuts, many of which are vegan and gluten free. But it’s important to note this is an open kitchen and as Maria shared, “We can’t guarantee these doughnuts are trace free from cross contamination.”

What she can guarantee is fresh, delicious doughnuts that are made from scratch that day. There are no hydrogenated oils, no synthetic flavors or colors. Instead you’ll find ingredients like organic flour, local dairy and produce and 100 percent trans-fat free vegetable oil.

When I visited the shop, it was an all girls day in the kitchen. They began their day at 4 a.m to create the mainstay of their menu, including seasonal and daily specials. On this day, the special was a Coconut Creme Brulee.

One of their most popular treats is the Caramel Bacon doughnut. Maria was inspired to make the glaze because of her father-in-law, who grew up eating southern cakes. He fondly remembered a boiled caramel icing that his mom used to make. Once Maria perfected it, she realized it would make the perfect glaze for a doughnut. She then adds bacon from local charcuterie The Spotted Trotter.

With summer almost here, expect a few additions to the menu, including the Peach Slider. Plus, every holiday gets a doughnut and new concoctions pop up from time to time like the popular S’mores doughnut or the Bar Snack, made with crushed salty peanuts and pretzels atop a beer caramel glazed yeast doughnut.

Revolution Doughnuts’ slogan is “Put something good in your mouth.” I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Revolution Doughnuts is located at 908 W. College Ave. For more, visit revolutiondoughnuts.com.

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