These old-fashioned baked donuts will remind you just how delicious breakfast can taste! This simple recipe will give you familiar old-fashioneds without all the hassle of rolling, cutting, and frying the dough.
This baked donut recipe is perfectly sweet and cakey without being too sugary. The donuts make a great breakfast treat or delicious snack at any time of day!
I’m a sucker for a fresh hot donut. Coffee and donuts for breakfast are one of life’s simplest pleasures. I can never pass up baked chocolate donuts with peanut butter frosting or strawberry cake donuts.
A few weeks ago, I had a major craving for old-fashioned donuts, but the idea of having to pull out the fryer and clean up grease splatters didn’t appeal to me.
So, I went on a mission to find and perfect a baked version that tastes just like this classic cake donut.
Through my research, I discovered that there are two types of old-fashioned donuts. One uses sour cream and the other uses buttermilk.
I tested both during the development process and prefer buttermilk best in this baked version.
Ingredients
For The Donuts
- ¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ¼ cup (60 g) vegetable oil
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup (83 g) whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup (240 g) buttermilk
For The Glaze
- 2 cups (240 g) confectioners’ sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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