Alderwood’s unholy Donuts takes up a regular donut a notch with many flavours and tastes.
Pastry baker Debbie Skellas has taken the simple donut to the next level and made it into an art form.
Skellas is the founder of unholy Donut, which does not have a hole in the pastry and instead filled with cream, fruit or other flavours.
She, with husband Mike, have recently opened their third donut store at 234 Brown’s Line, near Lake Shore Blvd. W.
They have others at 519 Maitland Street and at 596 Bay Street. The bakery was voted one of the best donut in the City of Toronto on social media.
unholy Donut founder Debbie (centre) with her pastry-loving staff, including Yana (left), Kavitha with box of donuts and Kesha (right)
Their donuts are all handmade using fresh ingredients and can often take hours to make since the brioche-style base requires more time to achieve its fluffy and gooey texture.
“We take our time because we want to ensure that the donuts taste great while also upholding the quality of the brand,” she said.
unholy Donuts’ caters to both chocolate lovers and those who like a fruity twist to their desserts. There are always about a dozen flavours to choose from and more is in the oven.
The bright and cosy order area of the donut store on Brown’s Line.
They feature filled and unfilled donuts in flavours like Ferrero Rocher, Nutella Bomb, Banana Delight and Strawberry Cheesecake.
“We currently have 12 flavours and hope to slowly introduce more,” Skellas said. “Each of the donuts resembles mini-cakes and is infused with custard that’s made in-house.
Depending on the donut, the custard filling may come in flavours such as vanilla, strawberry or raspberry.
Some of the popular flavours include: Ferrero Rocher donut, which sells for $5.95, the chocolate pastry cream paired with Belgian milk chocolate ganache and the Nutella Bomb, at $5.95.
The store, with three locations, feature about 12 different hand made donut creations at most times.
Skellas got into the donut business during COVID when a downtown restaurant allowed her to sell her pastries, which people loved.
She has worked for years in her family’s restaurant and always loved cooking and baking.
The Brown’s Line facility is larger in size and allows them to expand their line of pastries.
There are batches of hand-rolled donuts in carts awaiting to be put into ovens for cooking.
There is also a space to perform the dressing of the donuts.
Skellas now has a staff of eight to help with her stores, which have a cosy and friendly feel.
Unholy Donuts can be reached at 437-294-5784.