UPPER SANDUSKY – The new owner of a pastry shop in town is serving up more than donuts to sweeten your day.

Emily Rawlins, who took over Glazed Over Donuts May 15, has added a variety of breakfast items to the menu.
But the shop’s famous glazed donuts will always be a favorite with customers – and the community.

“Glazed donuts are the most popular item. Everybody loves them,” Rawlins said on “National Donut Day” as crowds lined up at the 119 West Johnson Street bakery for the tasty treats. “The Long Johns, it’s one of the favorites too, I guess.”

Rawlins has recently added scrambles, like the Egg, Bacon, and Cheddar variety, to the breakfast fare, along with breakfast bowls and biscuits and gravy. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free donuts and cupcakes are also available now, she said.

Convenient “grab-and-go” meals for breakfast and lunch have also made their debut at the 1,200-square-foot pastry shop, which opened in June 2019. Pretzels and pizza stuffers are just some of the other new menu options, Rawlins said.

In addition to 30 varieties of yeast and cake donuts, an assortment of cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and cinnamon rolls fill the cases daily at Glazed Over. Other pastries – Paczki’s for Fat Tuesday and themed goodies for the holidays – are always big sellers, she said.

Glazed Over can also personalize a favorite donut, cookie, or cake with a logo or image for a birthday party or other special occasion, Rawlins said. The bakery’s catering team is readily available for weddings, showers, graduations, or corporate events.

Rawlins, who lives in nearby Morral, worked at Glazed Over for a year before purchasing it from former owner Jeff Steen and his wife, Margaret. She has also done plenty of baking at home and worked for a while at Andrew’s Pastries in Marion.

But owning her own shop has always been a dream. And Rawlins said she’s excited about plans to eventually do some remodeling on the inside as well as open a new “storefront only” location in downtown Canton at the end of June.

“I’m very excited and nervous at the same time,” she said. “But I absolutely love the community. These people here in Upper are wonderful.”