Baked Cake Donuts with Chocolate Glaze
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I’ve tried several different flavors but I wanted to go with a plain cake donut with chocolate glaze. I immediately went to Nicole’s blog (Prevention RD) because she has a ton of great baked donut recipes. I wasn’t disappointed! The cake donuts puffed up golden brown in the oven and the chocolate glaze was amazing. On my test run my husband and I ended up sharing a half dozen-we just couldn’t stop eating them! The best part is, eating 3 of these donuts is still less fat than one store bought fried donut so I didn’t feel nearly as guilty as I normally would have!
2. In a small bowl combine the milk and vinegar. Mix well and set aside for 5 minutes so it can turn into buttermilk.3. In a medium sized mixing bowl combine the melted butter, buttermilk, and eggs.
4. In a separate medium sized mixing bowl mix the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg together.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix gently until just combined.
6. Spoon the batter into the donut pan so that it is 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until the tops of the donuts spring back when touched.
7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 2 minutes before removing the donuts from the pan and placing them on a cooling rack.
8. Place the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high in 30 second intervals until the chips are melted. Mix in the vegetable oil. Dip the tops of each donut into the chocolate glaze then set back on the cooling rack. Immediately sprinkle with sprinkles if desired.
Makes about 18 donuts.
That frosting looks so good. I think there’s a donut pan in my future. 🙂
These look really good and I’m scared to try them out! If it’s way too easy to make, I might making them all the time. 🙂
I think thoses look so YUMMY!!!
I might have added some chopped nuts too ;b
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Yum! I had a major donut fail awhile ago and haven’t tried again. I think you just inspired me to go for it, though!
This is one of my favorites, too! A classic and like you said…you can eat 3 and still feel less guilt than from eating one regular donut! 🙂
These look incredible! My husband LOVES donuts, and I would feel a whole lot better giving him these than the fried version. You are inspiring me to go out and buy a donut pan 🙂