This Memorial Day weekend I stopped by Donut Factory in the U District. Right near the heart of the University restaurants and bars area this is probably the only place to get a donut not from a grocery store. These are yeast raised donuts, the fluffier of the common donuts. They really reminded me of the donut I would enjoy as I sat in the cart while grocery shopping with my mom. I don't necessarily think comparing them to a grocery store donut is a bad thing, it's familiar and reliable and the right mix of sweet and bready.
I have not been doing a good job of trying out more "out there" donut flavors so in addition to the chocolate with sprinkles I got an ube with coconut shavings. I have never had ube before but I've been noticing it more and more. Ube is derived from yams, common in Filipino desserts. It is supposed to have a nutty flavor but the coconut flakes overpowered any hint of ube, it could have been purple dyed frosting as far as I could tell. Still delicious!
