Chocolate Cake Donuts

When I was younger my friends and I would walk to the local donut shop and get donuts. If I remember right it was a Winchell’s Donut Shop. Chocolate cake donuts were always one of my favorites to get. I love chocolate! Those were good memories. Time to build some new memories by making these easy yummy chocolate cake donuts right in your own home. These donuts are packed with chocolate flavor and dipped in a yummy homemade chocolate glaze. If I can do it, you can do it, let’s get baking!

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Step 1: Gather the chocolate cake donuts ingredients and tools

First, we need to gather the ingredients and tools that we will need to make these chocolate cake donuts. You will need the following:

• All-purpose (plain) flour
• Unsweetened cocoa powder
• White granulated sugar
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Table salt
• Melted butter
• Vanilla Extract
• Milk
• Egg

Chocolate Glaze

• Powdered sugar (confectioner’s, icing)
• Unsweetened cocoa powder
• Milk

Tools:

For the tools you will need:

• Donut Pan
• Whisk or Electric Mixer
• Fork
• Spoon

Step 2: Combine dry ingredients

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176 C). Now mix together the dry ingredients, the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, using a whisk or sifter. A sifter is always a good idea when working with cocoa powder, it helps to get the lumps out.

Step 3: Combine wet ingredients

Now in a separate bowl combine the wet ingredients, melted butter, vanilla extract, milk, and egg, using a whisk or mixer.

Step 4: Combine wet and dry ingredients

Now combine the flour mixture about a third at a time with the wet ingredients, mixing in between with a whisk or mixer. Keep doing that until everything is combined and the batter resembles a nice cake-like batter. The chocolate donut cake batter is complete and ready for the next step. Resist the urge to dig in with a spoon. I may or may have not done that a few times in my life.

Step 5: Fill up that donut pan

Now add the batter to a Donut Pan. Spray the donut pan first with a light cooking spray. Use a spoon to add in the batter, if you like you could use a piping bag. Fill them up about 3 quarters of the way full. Once full, place it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F. Then bake them for 7 to 9 minutes, until a toothpick comes our cleaned when poked.

Step 6: Make the chocolate glaze

Once the donuts come out of the oven, let them cool for 5 to 10 minutes before handling them. While they are cooling it is time to make the chocolate glaze. To do that add together 1 cup of powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder and 4 to 5 Tbsp. of milk. Don’t pour in all the milk at once, start with about half, and mix it together with a fork or whisk, then add more milk as needed to get a nice smooth runny mixture, which will resemble thick chocolate milk.

Step 7: Dip the chocolate cake donuts in glaze

Using your hand dip the donuts halfway in or do both sides of it, then place on a rack to dry. Before it dries you can add some sprinkles if you like. The glaze with set in 15 to 20 minutes or so. They will last a few days at room temperature if covered with plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. The homemade chocolate cake donuts will last about a week in the fridge. Enjoy!

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Homemade Chocolate Cake Donuts

I love chocolate and donuts so naturally I would like chocolate cake donuts. These donuts are packed with chocolate flavor and dipped in a yummy chocolate glaze. This recipe is really easy to make, if I can make them you can make them. Let's get baking!

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Cooling/Resting time30 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake, chocolate, easy

Servings: 9 Donuts

Calories: 201kcal

Author: In the Kitchen with Matt

Equipment

• Donut Pan
• Whisk or Electric Mixer
• Fork
• spoon

Ingredients

Batter

• 1 cup of all purpose flour (125g)
• 1/4 cup of cocoa powder (25g)
• 1/3 cup of granulated sugar (68g)
• 1 tsp of baking powder (5g)
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda (2g)
• 1/2 tsp of salt (2g)
• 3 Tbsp of melted butter (45g)
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract (5ml)
• 1 cup of milk (250ml)
• 1 large egg

Chocolate Glaze

• 1 cup of powdered sugar confectioners (125g)
• 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder (21g)
• 4 to 5 Tbs of milk (60 to 75ml)

Instructions

• First preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Now mix the dry ingredients with a sifter or whisk. The flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Now combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl, the melted butter, vanilla extract, milk, and egg, using a whisk or mixer.
• Next combine flour mixture about a third at a time to the wet ingredients, mixing in between with a whisk or mixer. Keep doing that until it is all nice and combined and the batter resembles a nice cake-like batter.
• Now add the batter to a Donut Pan. Sprayed the donut pan first with a light cooking spray. Use a spoon to add in the batter, if you like you could use a piping bag. Fill them up about 3 quarters of the way full. Once full, place it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F (176 C). Then bake them for 7 to 9 minutes, until a tooth pick comes our cleaned when poked.
• Once the donuts come out of the oven, let them cool for 5 to 10 minutes before handling them. While they are cooling it is time to make the chocolate glaze. Add together 1 cup of powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder and 4 to 5 Tbsp. of milk. Don't pour in all the milk at once, start with about half, and mix it together with a fork or whisk, then add more milk as needed to get a nice smooth runny mixture, which will resemble a thick chocolate milk.
• Now using your hand dip the donuts half way into the glaze or do both sides of it, then place on a rack to dry. Before it dries add some sprinkles if you like. The glaze with set in 15 to 20 minutes or so. They will last a few days at room temperature if covered with plastic wrap or in a plastic bag. They will last about a week in the fridge. Enjoy!

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal

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