The Berliner donut, a round, jam-filled doughnut, is made from lightly sweet yeast dough and is typically finished with powdered sugar or icing. Traditional fillings include jam or citrusy marmalade, while modern versions may use cream or chocolate.
One donut shop in Saint Anthony, northeast Minneapolis, is delighting donut lovers with creative approaches to classic recipes. Opened in 2025 by Seneca Little, Waddup Dough's signature style serves scoops of ice cream inside a sliced donut before the creation is quickly pressed together in a warm panini press. The result is a brightly colored and super sweet ice cream sandwich.
The donut is a uniquely American food. You may find glorious bundles of fried dough that originated elsewhere in the world, especially in the Netherlands; after all, the Dutch are believed to have first introduced donuts to America (though they called them something akin to oily cakes-much less appetizing). But those lookalikes are mostly fritters or beignets, which have a distinctively different aura.
Within a few days of each other, two doughnut imports have landed in Lower Manhattan: Randy's Donuts, the 70-year-old Los Angeles brand, officially opens its first East Coast shop on 185 Bleecker Street, at MacDougal Street, in Greenwich Village, bringing more than 30 flavors divided by classic (sugar, sprinkled), deluxe (blueberry cake, chocolate long john), and fancy (coconut, bear claw).
Bundt cakes are distinctive for their dense texture, which resembles pound cakes, and their unique shape, achieved through special circular molds that allow for a characteristic fluted appearance.
I'm Donut? successfully attracts attention in Times Square with its unique brioche donuts, offering an experience that's fun and exciting, unlike anything else available.
