India, March 31 -- Blake Lively surprised her fans with her recent outing to a doughnut store in Connecticut. Taking to social media on Sunday, the Gossip Girl star revealed that she spent the day baking behind the counter at Rise Doughnuts, her "happy place."

"Baking with genius food friends and their kitchen mixer the size of a car," Lively wrote on a photo of the said equipment shared on her Instagram Stories. "This is what my happy place looks like," she added.

The 37-year-old appeared to be in good spirits during her time at the bakery shop, according to People. Lively "was in a really happy mood" a source told the outlet, adding that "she is friends with the owner of Rise Doughnuts in Wilton."

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