Chocolate Glazed Donuts

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Who doesn’t love donuts?! When I was younger, I was all about the yeasted glazed donut. It didn’t have to be filled and fancy. It just had to be pillowy and have that sweet, sometimes a little sticky, glaze. If it was still warm, I’d eat two!

I still love a good glazed donut. However, as I have gotten older, my appreciation for the cake donut–also known as an Old-Fashioned–has grown. I mean, it is essentially deep-fried cake batter. What could be better?

While fried donuts are ridiculously good, I seldom make them at home. I do not have a deep-fryer on purpose (I’d be frying EVERYTHING!). Call it lazy, but getting out the Dutch oven, oil and thermometer is just enough extra work to keep me from frying and adding to my waistline.

Two or three years ago, my daughter attended a “donut” class at our local Williams-Sonoma store. It was a cute class and she had a lot of fun getting messy and covering everything with sprinkles. As part of the class, she received an adorable doughnut kit by American Girl & Williams-Sonoma. I completely forgot about the kit until I was cleaning out my daughter’s closet recently and discovered it, new in the box.

So when you find a cute donut pan in the closet, you have to make donuts! I gathered up my little sous chef and we headed for the kitchen this morning. I love cooking with my daughter. Not only do we make memories, but she builds her skills. It is also a good time to reinforce math–especially since she is working on fractions right now in school.

I guided my daughter through the recipe, but she did the measuring and mixing. She can take credit for the donuts you see in the photo, my only real contribution was removing them from the hot oven and glazing them (since it has the potential for a major mess). My daughter is a HUGE Halloween fan (it is bigger than Christmas for her), so she decided to go with skulls, bats and witch hats for the decorations.

If you have a child in your life, bake with them. Not only are you teaching life skills, but it is a lot of fun and a great bonding time. Food always brings people together.

Chocolate Glazed Donuts
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Chocolate Glazed Donuts

Recipe by Oven and Spice / Kacey BaxterCourse: Breakfast, SnacksCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

Donuts
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

Ingredients

  • Donuts

  • 1/2 cup + 1 tbs all-purpose flour

  • 2 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 2 tbs hot chocolate mix

  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • 1/8 tsp baking soda

  • 2 1/2 tbs buttermilk

  • 2 1/2 tbs whole milk

  • 3 tbs unsalted butter, softened

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1 egg, divided (see note)

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • Glaze

  • 2 tbs heavy whipping cream

  • 2.5 ounces milk chocolate chips

  • Sprinkles or nonpareils

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375F / 190C. Prepare a 6-well donut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • For the donuts: In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, hot chocolate mix, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together butter and sugar until combined and lightened in color. (This can be done with a hand mixer for 2 minutes.)
  • Add egg and vanilla to the butter mixture. Continue to whisk until combined. Whisk in buttermilk and whole milk.
  • Add half of the dry flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon until just combined. Then add in second half of flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Do not over mix. Batter will be thick.
  • Divide batter between prepared donut pan wells. It should be about 2-3 tablespoons of batter per well.
  • Bake 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the donuts comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and finish cooling on the wire rack. Let the donuts cool completely.
  • For the glaze: In a small, heat-proof bowl combine cream and chocolate chips. Place in microwave and cook on high for 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth.
  • Glazing the donuts: Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Dip the cooled donuts, top side down, into the glaze. Place them glaze side up on the prepared baking sheet. Decorate with sprinkles as desired. Allow donuts to sit 5-10 minutes so glaze will harden. Then enjoy!

Notes

  • To get half an egg, I place one egg into a bowl. Whip with a fork until yolks and whites are combined. Then take half of the egg mixture out for the recipe. The other half can be saved for another use.
  • Recipe can be doubled.

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