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Thursday, January 7, 2010

If Only Elvis Were Alive for This

Posted by on Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:22 PM

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Tomorrow, January 8th, would be Elvis 75th birthday and Top Pot Doughnuts has released a special commemorative Elvis Birthday Ring, a raised sugar doughnut with a maple cream frosting and studded with caramelized bacon bits. The King would be proud!

These special doughnuts are being made for the Seattle Elvis Invitationals, a contest to find the best amateur Elvis in the Seattle area. These doughnuts will be available Friday, January 8th, at their flagship store at 2124 5th Ave and at the Elvis Invitationals at Club Motor at 1950 First Ave. S.

I hate maple and don't eat bacon. Do those things go together well?

 

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Akbar Fazil 1
Do they go together well? Very much so yes. The sweet of the maple and the salty of the bacon compliment each other in ways that cant be described.

For a similar fun treat, wrap a piece of peanut butter fudge in prosciutto.
Posted by Akbar Fazil on January 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM
Hernandez 2
Do they go together? Hell yeah they go together! But you'll never know, and for that I am truly sorry.
Posted by Hernandez http://hernandezlist.blogspot.com on January 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM
3
YES!!
They have amazing bacon maple bars at Voodoo Donuts in Portland. Yum!
Posted by Sylvie on January 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM
4
They go together exceptionally well!
Posted by Reg on January 7, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Cato the Younger Younger 5
Yeah, I had some bacon ice cream that had maple overtones with the bacon. I seriously shot 6 loads out of my dick it was so fucking amazing!!
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on January 7, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Fnarf 6
Yes. Bacon is frequently flavored with maple syrup. You can buy it that way, or you can just let the syrup slop over from your pancakes (but I don't like pancakes, so there you go).
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on January 7, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Timmytee 7
You better BELIEVE it, Dave! Add some all-natural peanut butter, put the whole mess on raisin bread, and you've got a PERFECT SANDWICH!
Posted by Timmytee on January 7, 2010 at 1:33 PM
gloomy gus 8
Crispy bacon that's nestled a bit against a stack of pancakes dripping with maple syrup is my second-favorite thing to put in my mouth.
Posted by gloomy gus on January 7, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 9
Yet another food that Fnarf doesn't like. Why am I not surprised?
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on January 7, 2010 at 1:39 PM
10
Don't they mean the Seattle ______ Invitationals?

And I haven't eaten bacon in 15 years, but goddamn those things definitely go together well.
Posted by Levislade http://ballofwax.org on January 7, 2010 at 1:40 PM
kitschnsync 11
The maple bacon bar is my favorite donut at Voodoo Donuts. I'm glad Seattle finally has its own version!
Posted by kitschnsync on January 7, 2010 at 1:40 PM
madamecrow 12
If you need a bacon free culinary tribute to The King, this month Cupcake Royale has the Velvet Elvis cupcake with banana cake and peanut butter fudge frosting.
Posted by madamecrow on January 7, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Urgutha Forka 13
Throw a fried egg on top of that and you've got yourself a hell of a meal there!
Posted by Urgutha Forka on January 7, 2010 at 1:48 PM
Timmytee 14
@ 13: Thanks, Urgutha--I forgot about the egg!
Posted by Timmytee on January 7, 2010 at 1:51 PM
DOUG. 15
Join us next week on SLOG when David Schmader asks how butter tastes on bread.
Posted by DOUG. http://www.dougsvotersguide.com on January 7, 2010 at 2:00 PM
16
caramelized bacon bits = cooked bacon.

Don't try to church it up.

And you may suggest to them that they proofread their press releases. Especially if hacks are just going to post them as written, without getting the anti maple and bacon side of the story.
Posted by Bohica on January 7, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Reverse Polarity 17
That is just wrong.

I like bacon. I like donuts. But bacon does NOT belong on donuts. At all. Period.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on January 7, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Baconcat 18
YOU'RE ALL SICK, YOU KNOW THAT?!

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU CAN TAKE TURNS RIDING THE WIDE-END OF A SHOVEL.
Posted by Baconcat on January 7, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Suz 19
Oh HELL yes, they go together. Voodoo Donuts in Ptown puts a whole slice on a maple bar and it is divine! I'm heading to Top Pot tomorrow! Viva Elvis!
Posted by Suz on January 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Hernandez 20
BaconCAT on a maple-frosted doughnut...now that's uncharted territory!
Posted by Hernandez http://hernandezlist.blogspot.com on January 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Tremodian 21
Those look like Elvis' hemorrhoidal asshole. Tasty though.
Posted by Tremodian on January 7, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Fnarf 22
@9, I like more kinds of foods than you do, I'll betcha. New favorite: huitlacoche, corn fungus. Mmmm on a quesadilla.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on January 7, 2010 at 2:42 PM
laterite 23
Big deal. Frost has had these for months. And they're fucking great.
Posted by laterite on January 7, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 24
That actually sounds pretty good, Fnarf - I'd certainly be willing to give it a try.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on January 7, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Fnarf 25
Goya sells it in little cans, but they're hard to find, even in Mexican tiendas. I found 'em at PCI, of all places, but you're 1,500 miles from there.

I'll bet it's good with bacon, now that I think of it.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on January 7, 2010 at 3:11 PM
heywhatsit!? 26
Boy, you really stepped into this time, Schmader.
Posted by heywhatsit!? on January 7, 2010 at 3:30 PM
wisepunk 27
I enjoy the fact that my friend, nicknamed Jay-Elvis, will be making these doughnuts at top pot.
Posted by wisepunk on January 7, 2010 at 4:39 PM
veo_ 28
@23 So Frost does. They're also up in Mill Creek. Yikes, that's in the wilds of Snohomish county. :(

FYI: http://www.frostology.com/ Looks fatening (and delicious)
Posted by veo_ on January 7, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Terry Miller 29
I have been begging Top Pot to make a maple bar w/ bacon (Like at Voodoo in PDX) for years!!!!

Getting closer Top Pot!!!
Posted by Terry Miller on January 7, 2010 at 5:14 PM
Beetlecat 30
Geeze, what caused Baconcat to have an episode like that?... rich, savory Baconcat...
Posted by Beetlecat on January 7, 2010 at 5:23 PM
laterite 31
@28, Mill Creek is hardly the "wilds" though I do hate driving on either 164th or 527 with a burning passion. Mill Creek Town Center has some pretty damn decent food options too. Frost, Blazing Onion, Clay Pit, Spotted Cow Ice Cream, World Market....mmm....Blazing Onion....*drools*
Posted by laterite on January 7, 2010 at 6:43 PM
laterite 32
@24, 25, funny, I just heard about that stuff for the first time the other day. Definitely sounds enticing.
Posted by laterite on January 7, 2010 at 6:46 PM
bella 33
Who hates maple AND doesn't eat bacon???
I don't eat donuts, but guess what I'm getting tomorrow?
Uh-huh, my donut ban (and I especially do NOT eat Top Pot donuts) will be broken tomorrow for the duration of one donut.
You should totally have one, Dave.
Posted by bella http://twitter.com/littlewords on January 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Roma 34
I like the concept, and love bacon and maple syrup, but have never been a fan of maple frosting. Still if I go to the Elvis Invitationals (thanks for the tip, looks fun) I'll have to have one.

I like Top Pot's donuts but they are trumped by a donut shop in my neighborhood run by a Cambodian family.
Posted by Roma on January 7, 2010 at 8:17 PM
35
Yeah I love the bacon maple bars at FROST up in Millcreek Town Center. People have been lining up for months every morning to get their hand on those AMAZING delicious maple bacon bars!!! Nice to see that Top Pot caught on and put out a version.
Posted by Holdtheonions on January 7, 2010 at 10:52 PM
36
Frost is so much better than Top Rot. It's sad that they're going through so much to try and hurt their business. They are mean people with ugly hearts.
Posted by Owen on January 8, 2010 at 1:23 PM
37
Frost is so much better than Top Rot. It's sad that they're going through so much to try and hurt their business. They are mean people with ugly hearts.
Posted by AdamQ on January 8, 2010 at 1:25 PM
38
The Elvis Presley cocktail!
1 oz Bakon vodka
1/2 hazelnut or amaretto liqueur (or Castries Peanut Creme if you can find it)
1/2 banana liqueur
splash of cream

Viola!!!
Posted by gowretchedgo on January 8, 2010 at 8:43 PM

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