New delicious donuts on the Ave
Corpuz Bakeshop expands with location in Eastwood
The smell of fresh-baked donuts now wafts through the streets of Eastwood, drawing in visitors to a new dessert shop. Located on 86 street just north of 118 Ave, Corpuz Bakeshop is captivating taste buds with its selection of artisanal Asian fusion donuts.
Founded by entrepreneur Manilyn Corpuz and her husband, Jayson, this new location which opened at the end of April is an exciting expansion of their business. After considerable success at the Bountiful Farmers Market, they wanted to find a permanent location as a home to help them grow.
Corpuz trained in baking and pastry arts in the Philippines, and she is proud to share her skills and culinary influences with the people of Edmonton. With the help of her husband — who has been a professional chef for 18 years — Corpuz Bakeshop produces specialties like Thai Pandan Kaya Donuts, topped with egg roll crackers. Their Asian fusion donuts are made from scratch using a process that takes three days, and each filling takes between four and five hours to mix.Manilyn says that another key is the polvorón they use in the donuts, which is a kind of milky, crumbly shortbread: “Polvorón is a delicacy from Spain and unlike commercialized powdered sugar it is less sweet and more flavourful”.
A glance at their menu reveals a mouthwatering array of options. Fan-favourite flavours such as raspberry, Oreo, mascarpone, and even biscoff are given an innovative twist with the unique Corpuz style. For the more adventurous, there are flavours like durian, pandan kaya and ube. The ube, or purple yam donut, was one of her first creations and is still one of their most popular. The bright purple colour contradicts its flavour: It is sweet, but not so sweet you can’t taste everything else. That subtlety is what sets these donuts apart.
It's not just the tantalizing donut flavours that keep people coming back. Louis Heydari returned to Corpuz Bakeshop multiple times in their opening week because he just loved their French vanilla coffee. It is a new addition to their menu since they opened at this location, but Manilyn says this is just the start. She plans to expand to cakes, ice creams, and to hopefully add some outdoor seating. With its location overlooking Eastwood Park, Corpuz Bakeshop certainly has the potential to be a popular spot.
In an age of mass-production, this local bakeshop feels like a rare example of authenticity and craftsmanship. Sometimes, you don’t have to go far from home to find flavours that are out of this world.
Corpuz Bakeshop
11812 86 St
Hours: Thu to Sun 10 am to 6 pm
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Looking forward to checking out the new bakery.
I also wanted to say how much I love the new format of Rat Creek Press on Substack! It's great to receive emails with articles to read vs a whole newsletter or a whole issue of the paper at once. Thanks for this. (I'm not sure if you have already, but I'll mention it just in case - have you thought of submitting links or collaborating with Taproot Edmonton?)
Can’t wait to try the new bakery. It’s good news that a few new business are opening in Alberta Avenue, Parkdale Cromdale and nearby neighborhoods. Let’s support them!