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Chocolate Cake Mix Donuts Recipe
Cake mix donuts are an easy dessert! With only 4 ingredients, you can use your favorite cake mix, make donuts and decorate for any holiday.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
17
minutes
mins
Total Time
28
minutes
mins
Servings:
18
Ingredients
1
box chocolate cake mix
or your favorite flavor cake mix
1
egg
1/3
cup
unsalted butter
melted
3/4
cup
milk
For Decorating
assorted fun sprinkles
Chocolate glaze:
1
container chocolate frosting
Vanilla glaze:
1
cup
confectioners sugar
1-2
tablespoons
milk
Instructions
Oven Baking:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease donut pans with non-stick cooking spray.
Beat the cake mix, egg, melted butter, and milk in a mixing bowl.
1 box chocolate cake mix,
1 egg,
1/3 cup unsalted butter,
3/4 cup milk
When the batter is well mixed, transfer the mixture to a large piping bag or a resealable bag. Pipe the mixture into the donut pans.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then flip the pan over onto a wire cooling rack and allow the donuts to cool completely.
Electric Mini Doughnut Maker:
Preheat the donut machine as directed by the manufacturer.
Beat the cake mix, egg, butter, and milk in a mixing bowl.
1 box chocolate cake mix,
1 egg,
1/3 cup unsalted butter,
3/4 cup milk
When the batter is well mixed, transfer the mixture to a large piping bag or a resealable bag. Pipe the mixture into the donut pans.
Bake in the donut machine for 7-8 minutes until the middle of the donut is cooked.
Remove them to a wire rack to cool.
Store Bought Frosting:
When the donuts are cool, remove the lid from the frosting and heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute in the microwave, until the frosting is slightly runny.
1 container chocolate frosting
Drizzle the melted frosting over the top of each donut, then decorate with sprinkles, chocolate chips, or whatever you like.
assorted fun sprinkles
Simple Vanilla Glaze:
Combine the powdered sugar and milk in a bowl. Stir until all the lumps are gone. Add extra milk if necessary to get it to a runny consistency.
1 cup confectioners sugar,
1-2 tablespoons milk
Dip donuts into the glaze and set them aside on racks to decorate.
assorted fun sprinkles
Notes
Use any box cake mix you like for this recipe.
Use a resealable bag with a corner cut off if you don't have a piping bag.
Nutrition
Calories:
142
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
18
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
8
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.1
g
|
Cholesterol:
19
mg
|
Sodium:
206
mg
|
Potassium:
99
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
10
g
|
Vitamin A:
135
IU
|
Calcium:
51
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg
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