Cake Donuts

By Katy Hume
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Cake Donuts
Serves
Makes 12 doughnuts or 24 mini doughnuts
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • Zest of 1 lemon (optional)
Procedure
  1. In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, being careful not to clump. This will form a soft dough.


  2. Roll out the dough ½ inch thick on a floured surface and cut out with donut cutters.


  3. Heat a fryer to 375°. Fry the donuts until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and cool slightly. While the donuts are still warm top with sugar, cinnamon sugar or glaze.

Cake Donuts

By Katy Hume
Serves
Makes 12 doughnuts or 24 mini doughnuts
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • Zest of 1 lemon (optional)
Procedure
  1. In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, being careful not to clump. This will form a soft dough.


  2. Roll out the dough ½ inch thick on a floured surface and cut out with donut cutters.


  3. Heat a fryer to 375°. Fry the donuts until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and cool slightly. While the donuts are still warm top with sugar, cinnamon sugar or glaze.