Mister Nice Guy’s Bakeshop

The verdict

The fine folk of Ascot Vale are lucky to have a gem in the form of Mister Nice Guy's Bakeshop – a bakery specialising in kosher, vegan and largely organic baked goodness. Thank the heavens that husband and wife team, Lucas Cook and Deb Kantor, really love to bake, otherwise the world would be deprived of their crazy clever concoctions – think donuts, cupcakes, truffles and the like! We love the fact you can feel semi-righteous while stuffing their delicious cakes in your mouth. Cupcake varieties include the likes of the Rocket Shot, with espresso frosting on chocolate and coffee cake, and the Neopolitan with strawberry frosting on vanilla layered cake. If a cupcake isn't gonna cut it, you can get proper big boy cakes too, and there are savoury options like jalapeno cornbread muffins and pretzel dogs.