As part of our weekend of eating, I mean, getting
together, Mel had donuts from LaMars waiting for us when we arrived on Friday
afternoon and evening, in addition to the red velvet cake from Donnell Chambers
and the planned dinner on Friday night at Thai Spice. While we each had a piece
of the red velvet close to midnight on that Friday night (given we were already
full from dinner, ha), we didn’t get to the donuts until the next day.
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| Glazed Doughnut |
We had an impromptu donut tasting party on Saturday
morning after we returned from the dance class at Mel’s gym that she had
pre-arranged with her favorite instructor, Angie. Had to work off some calories
in advance before we ate some more, ha.
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| Red Velvet Cake Doughnut |
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| Chocolate Cake Doughnut |
As everyone knows, donuts tend to have a short shelf
life. Mel had gotten us a variety of cake and raised donuts in different
flavors. There were red velvet cake and chocolate cake donuts, original
raised/glazed donuts, boston cream pie donuts and raspberry (?) raised donuts.
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| Raspberry-filled raised doughnut |
I’m sure the donuts would’ve been more delicious had we
eaten them shortly after purchase. As it was, a day later, the cake donuts
didn’t fare well to survive the next day. The flavor was there but they were a
little dry to my finicky taste buds. The raised donuts were fine though and
fared better. The Boston cream pie was the overall favorite, both because it
retained the most freshness and because the cream inside, which helped with the
freshness factor, was also delicious.
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| Boston Cream Pie Doughnut |
Since I’m not a donut person, I’m probably not the best
judge and I also have local loyalties to Stan’s Donuts but I can appreciate how
LaMars Donuts has withstood the test of time in the Kansas City area and am
impressed by their longevity in the business. Next time I go back, I’d love to
visit their shop in person.
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