Shannon Lovelace-White couldn’t believe what she was seeing on her first day in the kitchen at a local vegan bakery. “I was horrified by all of the food and packaging waste,” she says. The former higher-education administrator soon set out on her own to satisfy Denver’s allergen-free crowd without adding to landfills, and today, Lovelace-White runs 10-month-old Squeaky Little Wheel Bakery from her home kitchen in Capitol Hill. Her ultra-moist, all-natural, plant-based cake doughnuts come in vanilla and chocolate varieties with myriad icing and topping flavor options to choose from, including lemon-poppyseed, German chocolate, and tangy raspberry with cacao nibs. You can buy the treats freshly baked to order ($30 per dozen, via pickup or delivery in Denver) or purchase a handy doughnut mix kit ($12.95 to $13.50), which can be shipped across Colorado, to make six of your own. Just don’t toss any of the (minimal) packaging in the trash can—it’s all either recyclable or compostable.

This article was originally published in 5280 March 2020.
Denise Mickelsen
Denise Mickelsen
Denise Mickelsen is 5280’s former food editor. She oversaw all of 5280’s food-related coverage from October 2016 to March 2021.