Galaxy Donuts
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Out of all the things I made for Brunch Week I’m most excited to share these Galaxy Donuts with you. I’m not sure if it’s because they just look super cool or if it’s because my son is into outer space or if it’s because the sprinkles are super fun. Whatever the reason is I’m so glad it’s Friday and I can finally share them with you!
The donut is simply a baked vanilla donut. I like making baked donuts better than fried because it’s a lot less messy and it’s a lot better for you. Plus, I honestly like baked donuts better. They have a cake texture and aren’t nearly as greasy as a fried donut.
But what really makes these donuts is the glaze and the sprinkles. The glaze is just a simple powdered sugar glaze made with Dixie Crystals powdered sugar. You then divide it into five bowls and dye one deep blue, one bright pink, one purple, one black, and leave one white. Then you swirl them all together and dip the donuts into the glaze.
The glaze looks like the galaxy with all of those colors swirled together. To make it look even more like a galaxy I used Sweets & Treats Outer Space Sprinkle Mix on top! These sprinkles combine silver jimmies, black sugar pearls, purple sugar crystals, blue nonpareils and silver star quins for an intergalactic treat.
The donuts turned out amazing. They have a vanilla cake flavor but are surprisingly light. The glaze is sweet and adds the perfect amount of color and crunch from the sprinkles. These would be fun to serve at a brunch for kids, an outer space themed party, or just as a pop of color at a brunch for adults.
Galaxy Donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 1/2 c. flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 Tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the glaze:
- 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- purple pink, blue, and black gel food coloring
- Sweets & Treats Outer Space sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Spray a donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
- In a large bowl combine the melted butter and sugar. Mix well. Add in the egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until it starts to combine. Add the milk and mix until smooth.
- Put the donut mixture in a zip top baggie and cut off the end. Pipe the batter into the donut pan.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for two minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
- Divide the glaze into five bowls. Dye one bright pink, one purple, one dark blue, one black, and leave one white.
- Place teaspoons of the different colored glazes on a flat dish in a random pattern. Use a butter knife and swirl the colors together.
- Dip the presentation side of the donut into the glaze and slide it upwards. Sprinkle with the outer space sprinkles and place back on the wire rack to allow the excess glaze to drip off.
Notes
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