In 1929, Bowman J. Spalding and his wife Zelma started selling doughnuts out of their home on Rand Avenue in Lexington KY.

Five years later, the Spalding family moved a little closer to downtown. The bakery moved with them, to the corner of Sixth and Limestone. It would remain there for 70 years.

BJ and Zelma's granddaughter Martha lived with her extended family above the bakery. One of Martha's fondest memories is sneaking downstairs before her mother was awake, where her grandfather would feed her hot doughnuts. Martha's mother was always surprised when Martha had no appetite for breakfast.

Martha came to work with her grandfather and uncle, James C. "Bud" Spalding, after she graduated from the University of Kentucky. Later, Martha's mother, Joyce Spalding Leverett, joined the family business.

Uncle Bud retired at the end of 2004. Martha and her mother decided to move the bakery to a larger site.

The new bakery openend in March 2006. Customers were hungry after 15 months without Spalding's.

Spalding's doughnuts have been made by hand for over 75 years.

The family recipe is a hit with doughnut lovers of all ages.