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    Home » Our latest posts » Desserts

    Baked Chocolate Donuts Make an Easy Treat

    July 28, 2019 Filed Under: Desserts

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    Easy recipe for Baked Chocolate Cake Donuts. Top them with vanilla or chocolate glaze and add your favorite toppings for a non-fried treat.

    These Baked Chocolate Donuts are a perfect treat for those of us that have a fear of frying.

    Ok, it isn't exactly a fear of frying, more like I loathe the mess so I rarely fry. And if you have these nifty little donut pans, you can make cake donuts at home whenever you want without the mess. I have the non-stick ones, but if I had it to do over again I might get the silicone version to make them even easier to remove.

    These are quick and easy to make. From mixing to bake you can have them ready in under 30 minutes with the longest part just waiting for them to cool a bit to get the icing to stick and not melt. If your crew is "starving!" you can slip them into the fridge or freezer to speed things up.

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    Baked Chocolate Cake Donuts

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    Ingredients
     

    • ¾ cups all purpose flour
    • ¼ cup cocoa
    • ⅓ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup milk
    • 1 egg (beaten)
    • ½ tablespoon butter or shortening (melted)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (optional)
    • 1 tablespoon hot water
    • toppings of choice (sprinkles, coconut, chopped nuts, crushed cookies, etc.)

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
    • In a bowl mix flour, ¼ cup cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt with a whisk. Add milk, egg, melted shortening and vanilla and mix until well blended. If batter seems too thick add more milk a tablespoon at a time, it should resemble cake batter.
    • Fill the openings in your pan ⅔ full and no more or they will rise to cover the hole and not look like donuts anymore. Better to make more donuts than to try to make these bigger.
    • Bake until donut springs back when lightly touched, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and cool, then remove from pans.
    • Combine powdered sugar, cocoa powder and hot water to make glaze. Yes, it is supposed to be runny. Put your toppings in a shallow bowl. Dip the donut in the glaze and then dip into the topping. Let sit for a few minutes to allow the glaze to set up.

    Notes

    This makes about 8-9 large donuts or 16 small ones.

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    Comments

    1. Hezzi-D

      July 28, 2019 at 12:03 pm

      I make a lot of baked donuts but rarely do I make chocolate ones. I think my husband will be thanking you when I try these!

      Reply
    2. Lisa Kerhin

      July 28, 2019 at 12:19 pm

      I want a silicon tray too, my regular donut baking pan isn't so easy to get the donuts out. These looks so good! I love that you sprinkled cookie crumbs on them

      Reply
    3. April Tuell

      July 28, 2019 at 1:54 pm

      I've been debating for quite awhile on whether or not to buy a donut pan. Your recipe has finally convinced me to go for it. Thanks for the tip about a silicon pan, I'll keep an eye out for one.

      Reply
    4. Wendy Klik

      July 28, 2019 at 2:22 pm

      I have never made baked donuts. These sound absolutely delectable.

      Reply
    5. Karen

      July 28, 2019 at 3:02 pm

      Your donuts look perfect! I love your topping too. I need to break out my donut pan!

      Reply
    6. Terri Steffes

      July 28, 2019 at 6:49 pm

      I just got a donut pan. This is going to be the first recipe I make in it. Woo Hoo!

      Reply
    7. Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng

      August 03, 2019 at 2:06 pm

      I love my little donut pan. This will make a nice addition to my donut recipe collection!

      Reply
    8. Christie

      August 07, 2019 at 6:15 am

      I love any excuse to have chocolate for breakfast!! These look divine.

      Reply

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