Baked Cake Mix Donuts
What looks like a donut but isn't fried? This baked cake donut recipe! These delicious cake mix donuts are perfect for when you want a tasty treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Servings 12 donuts
Calories 247kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Batter
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 egg(s)
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup water
Glaze
- 2 T butter melted
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 T milk
- 1/2 tsp water
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Mix wet ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the cake mix and stir until just combined.
- Take a Ziploc bag, fill it up with the batter and cut off a corner. Fill up each donut pan mold about halfway.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the donuts from the pan and place on a cooling rack for about 5-10 minutes. While you wait for them to cool, make your glaze.
- Mix all the ingredients for the glaze in a medium bowl. Dip the donuts in a little bit, and return them to the cooling rack.
- Add some sprinkles to the top to finish.
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Notes
You can add anything you like to the batter: chocolate chips, nuts, sprinkles . . . feel free to get creative with this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 336mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 82IU | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg