It seems impossible, but there is another doughnut hybrid to try. The woah-nut – the love child of a waffle and a doughnut – is being made by Durban baker So Whipped.

A video posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Oct 11, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT

“The dough is a mix between doughnut and waffle dough,” explains owner Candice Courtney. It’s pressed in a waffle press, fried, then topped with ice cream, salted caramel sauce and chocolate sprinkles. “It tastes like a doughnut but with the crunch of a waffle,” describes Candice.

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Oct 8, 2016 at 11:26pm PDT

She’s waited three months for a special square waffle press to arrive from overseas and, to celebrate perfecting the recipe, the café has also promised to give away free woah-nuts to the first 50 customers this Friday, 14 October (you’ll need to follow them on Instagram to qualify). Find them at Shop G250 at Gateway, Umhlanga.

In addition to the woah-nut, Candice and her team also make beautiful cupcakes in their on-site bakery, as well as cronuts, such as this apple-pie cronut with custard cream, apple purée and salted caramel.

 

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Aug 6, 2015 at 7:14am PDT

 

Or this Bar-One cronut:

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Nov 1, 2015 at 12:20am PDT

Or this cookies-and-cream one:

 

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Jan 29, 2016 at 9:44pm PST

 

They’re also turning out some beautiful custom cakes, like this hand-painted gold one:

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Oct 19, 2015 at 9:25pm PDT

How incredible are these fondant flowers?

 

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Feb 19, 2016 at 9:58am PST

 

Or how about this giant sugar-chocolate chrysanthemum?

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Sep 20, 2016 at 8:10pm PDT

They’re also doing hand-painted cakes:

 

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Oct 7, 2016 at 9:11pm PDT

 

And if all that sugar is too much, Candice recommends washing it down with some of their superb coffee, roasted by Science Coffee on the North Coast. “The roaster is the only guy in South Africa with a Ph.D. in coffee,” quips Candice.

 

A photo posted by So Whipped-Durban-Cake (@sowhipped) on Apr 13, 2016 at 9:00pm PDT