Friday, August 20, 2010

Baked Cake Donuts


recipe is on the back of the label on the pan......makes one dozen donuts
2 cups cake flour, sifted
3/4 cup vanilla sugar or granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Preheat your oven to 425°F.

Prep your donut pan with a little non-stick cooking spray.

In a bowl, combine the melted butter, buttermilk and beaten eggs. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together the cake flour, vanilla sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Pour in the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.

Spoon the batter into the wells of you pan (roughly 2/3rds full). An easier/cleaner option is to pour the batter into a ziplock bag and snip the corner or use a piping bag and pipe the batter into the pan.

Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until the tops of the donuts spring back when lightly touched. Do not over bake.


Allow to cool in the pan for a couple minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.

Finish the donuts by shaking them in bags of powdered or cinnamon sugar. Or glaze them with chocolate.

Chocolate Glaze
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon corn syrup
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon water

Microwave for 10 second bursts, stirring in-between, until melted.

Dip the donuts into the glaze and set on a rack to dry.
Donuts are best served fresh.
bon appetit!

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