Two Melbourne icons are coming together this Easter for a collaboration that is as delicious as it is innovative. American Doughnut Kitchen and Melbourne Cocoa have joined forces to reimagine Easter’s favourite treats, pairing the famous hot jam doughnut with premium crafted chocolate to create a Jam Doughnut Easter Egg and Hot Cross Ganache Doughnuts.
JAM DOUGHNUT EASTER EGG
Melbourne Cocoa has cracked the nostalgia code this Easter, crafting a Jam Doughnut Easter Egg that is an ode to the much-loved market treat.
The Jam Doughnut Easter Egg is a blend of 48 per cent milk and 35 per cent white chocolate, creating a luxuriously smooth and creamy chocolate egg with a hue reminiscent of a freshly fried doughnut. This base is infused with golden doughnut pieces and freeze-dried raspberries that delivers a delicate crunch, mimicking the outer layer of a hot jam doughnut.
The egg is then finished with a jammy raspberry and white chocolate drizzle, adding both a visual and flavourful burst that any American Doughnut Kitchen fan will immediately recognise.
Melbourne Cocoa’s Jam Doughnut Easter Eggs will be available to purchase online at melbournecocoa.com.au and at American Doughnut Kitchen’s Prahran Market shop (from Tuesday 8 April) for $24.95.
HOT CROSS GANACHE DOUGHNUTS
American Doughnut Kitchen has reinvented an Easter classic. These fluffy, cinnamon coated doughnuts are finished with a chocolatey cross and served with gooey pots of Melbourne Cocoa’s milk chocolate ganache to drizzle, dip and indulge.
The limited-time Hot Cross Ganache Doughnuts will be available from American Doughnut Kitchen’s Prahran Market shop during Easter week (Tuesday 15, Thursday 17, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 April), served in batches of four for $15.
American Doughnut Kitchen Chief Legacy Officer Belinda Donaghey says the collaboration is the perfect blend of two family-run businesses coming together to create something that is both nostalgic and entirely new.
“As third-generation artisans, it is exciting to honour our family’s legacy while also exploring new creative ways to share our delicious doughnuts with Melburnians during Easter time.
“We’ve taken the familiar comfort of our doughnuts and paired it with Melbourne Cocoa’s exquisite chocolate, creating Easter treats that are both a nod to tradition and a burst of modern indulgence.
“The magic of this collaboration lies in the perfect balance of our warm, cinnamon doughnuts and Melbourne Cocoa’s rich, decadent ganache. It’s a sensory experience and a celebration of Easter flavours,” she said.
Melbourne Cocoa Founder Jeremy Kennedy-Wilson says the collaboration is a true taste of Melbourne this Easter.
“In everything we create, we stay true to the city we call home, and what is more Melbourne than a hot jam doughnut from the American Doughnut Kitchen? It has been putting smiles on faces for almost 75 years, so we could not resist the chance to give it a chocolatey Easter twist.
“We wanted to capture the essence of American Doughnut Kitchen’s iconic treat in our Easter egg, and I believe we’ve succeeded. The combination of our creamy chocolate, the doughnut pieces and that raspberry drizzle is truly something special,” he said.
AMERICAN DOUGHNUT KITCHEN x MELBOURNE COCOA EASTER IMAGE LIBRARY
FAST FACTS:
- Hot Cross Ganache Doughnuts: Available from American Doughnut Kitchen’s Prahran Market shop during Easter week (15, 17, 19 and 20 April) | $15 for a serving of four.
- Jam Doughnut Easter Egg: Available online at melbournecocoa.com.au and at American Doughnut Kitchen’s Prahran Market shop (from 8 April) for $24.95.