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I tried to find UK seaside town's best doughnut — one made a promise it couldn't keep

I tried to find UK seaside town's best doughnut — one made a promise it couldn't keep

Blackpool is a town that is known for many things, and doughnuts are among them, with various stalls and pop-up carts serving them along the seven-mile promenade.

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