Baked Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Glaze
Easy baked chocolate cake donuts with a rich chocolate glaze (and sprinkles!)
Servings 12 donuts
Calories 315kcal
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 tsp vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cups cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 Tbsp butter melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips optional
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- Sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly spray donut pans with nonstick spray and set aside.
- In measuring cup, measure out 2/3 cups milk. Stir in vinegar or lemon juice and set aside. Allow to sit for at least 5 minutes while you prepare the dry mixture.
- In medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In separate large bowl, stir together your milk and vinegar/lemon juice mixture, egg, vanilla extract, and melted butter.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet and stir briefly. Add mini chocolate chips and continue to stir until mixture is just combined (do NOT over-mix or your donuts will be dense)
- Spoon or pipe (using a large ziplock bag with a hole snipped in a corner) into donut pan.
- Bake on 350F for 10-11 minutes.
- Allow to cool before glazing.
Glaze
- In small saucepan over low heat, combine chocolate chips and heavy cream.
- Stir constantly until chocolate is completely melted.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Dip donuts in glaze (or spread on top of donuts with knife) and cover with sprinkles, if desired.
- Allow glaze to set for 15 minutes and serve.
- Donuts taste best when eaten the same day.
Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 178mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 367IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg