After selling the cafe they opened together, Sugardough Panificio and Patisserie in Brunswick East, a year ago, chef Toula Ploumidis and baker Orlando Artavilla went on a research trip to America. They came back with the idea of their Spotswood venture, Candied Bakery, which they’ve pinned as “an Aussie bakery with a twist”.

The spot, previously a barber shop, has been gutted and reworked to reflect a contemporary aesthetic, with interior advice by Foolscap Studio.

After seven years at Sugardough, Ploumidis and Artavilla have sweetened the deal, adding a whole lot of sugar to their offering. At Candied, they’re making an array of baked goods like lamingtons, fruit buns, croissants and cookies (think chocolate and marshmallow with sea salt), as well as organic bread and focaccia slabs. They’ll also have soft serve, apple pie shakes (pastry and apple pulverised into a thickshake) and jelly donuts. And to make something different, they offer a lentil pie with fresh goats curd and an egg and bacon one for breakfast, with homemade ketchup.

Also on the menu is a grilled cheese sandwich with a pickled baby carrot on the side “to cut through the grease” and a few hot rolls. And though Ploumidis and Artavilla are starting afresh, they’ve brought favourite Nutella croissants with them from Sugardough.

Candied Bakery

81a Hudsons Road Spotswood

(03) 9391 1335

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