It’s the most delicious week of the year – and the icing on the cake? It’s raising funds for a great cause too.

National Doughnut Week is back and bakers all over the country have been busy creating the most amazing, sugar-coated treats.

The event runs from today (May 7) until May 15, raising funds for The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury.

To get involved in the fun, simply make a purchase from a participating baker – eating doughnuts just got even better.

National Doughnut Week: Where to buy

Bournemouth Echo: Bakeries across the country have created special treats for National Doughnut Week. Picture: CSM IngredientsBakeries across the country have created special treats for National Doughnut Week. Picture: CSM Ingredients

Southern England

Warings Bakery

Celebrating NDW with a range of 80’s themed doughnuts, Warings Bakery doughnut line includes irresistible flavours including Top of the Pops - Raspberry and popping candy, To the Manor Biscoff, MC Jammer and Sweet Child o’Swine, among others. They have several stores in Berkshire.

The Cavan Bakery

Based in West Molesey, Surrey, The Cavan Bakery decided to let younger customers take part by designing their own doughnut. The winning doughnut is now available to raise funds for NDW.

Essex Food

The main food and drink operator at the University of Essex, Essex Food is selling specially decorated NDW doughnuts in all café outlets – made and hand-decorated by the in-house bakery. Participating outlets are Crumbs, Zest fresh café, Lakeside Theatre café and Bonds. Plus, there’s the chance to pose for that perfect Instagram-able shot in-front of the doughnut wall in Zest fresh café. Essex Food will be donating a portion of sales for each doughnut sold and have donation boxes in outlets.

Country Cottage Bakery Ltd

Selling a special doughnut box including Cream, Custard, Caramel and Custard, Lemon Meringue and Strawberry and Cream, if you’re near to Bideford in Devon, it’s worth paying them a visit this week.

Malcolm Barnecutt Bakery Ltd

If you’re in or around Bodmin in Cornwall, Malcolm Barnecutt Bakery Ltd is producing traditional jam doughnuts along with sugared, caramel, chocolate, and iced ring doughnuts.

London

Dunn’s Bakery

With branches in Crouch End and Muswell Hill, Dunn’s Bakery promise a very special range of NDW doughnuts.

Ritchies Bakery

Based in Barking, Richie’s Bakery will be selling their popular jam, custard and Nutella filled doughnuts along with the more unusual long cream filled doughnuts.

Midlands

Birds Bakery

For this year’s NDW, Birds Bakery will be selling a doughnut with a Dark Chocolate topping and white icing, as well as pink or white frosting topped with a chocolate Flake. The doughnut is also filled with creme pat. They have stores throughout the Midlands so stop by if you’re local.

Wales

The Crazy Baker

A family run business, The Crazy Baker in Swansea will be making its gourmet artisan doughnuts and Dough-nating 30p of each sale to help children overcome their trauma. Their range includes vegan doughnuts too!

Scotland

Breadalbane Bakery & Pantry

Based in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Breadalbane Bakery & Pantry is producing a great range of gourmet doughnuts, including Creme Brûlée, Cookie Monster, Irn Bru, and even alcoholic ones too – how does Coffee and Irish cream - with a shot of Baileys, and Cranachan, with a shot of local whisky, sound?

Nationwide

Wimpy’s

Wimpy’s restaurants nationwide is producing the popular Brown Derby warm doughnut dessert to help raise funds.

Planet Doughnut

Creating a limited-edition doughnut, they are being sold in six of its stores and also in its nationwide boxes.

For more information about National Doughnut Week you can find the official social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or visit the website.

To learn about the work carried out by Children’s Trust, visit their website.