Baked Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

My first attempt at making donuts. These are baked as I simply was not in the mood to start messing with hot oil.

Technically, baked donuts should result in reduced calories compared to the deep-fried version but in this case, the glaze makes up for the difference!

These are simple old-style donuts flavored with nutmeg and a dash of vanilla extract.
They bake up very quickly and have a lovely light and airy texture.

The glaze is a mixture of chocolate, butter and corn syrup. I drizzled the tops with yellow, white and pink melted candy coating and finished them with white ball sprinkles. I like how the drizzle hardens for a sweet crunch but stays adhered well to the gooey glaze underneath.

The kids have tried these baked delights and voted: YES !

LET'S BEGIN


I ordered this pan online and it arrived today. I couldn't wait to try it out
so I jumped right in and started baking! This particular pan is made by Wilton.

The batter makes 12 donuts so I simply baked up 6 at a time. They only have to cool 5 minutes in the pan and then you can put them on a cooling rack. They only need to bake for 7 minutes and are cooled down and ready for glazing in 15 minutes maximum.

These are a huge hit with our entire family and won't last long!

RECIPE*:
* Source donut batter and glaze recipe: Wilton

WHAT YOU NEED

Donuts

2 cups cake and pastry flour, sifted
3/4 cup fine granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Glaze

1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup ( I love Lyle's Golden Syrup)
2 - 3 teaspoons hot water

Drizzle

1/2 cup pink candy melts
1/2 cup white candy melts
1/2 cup yellow candy melts
sprinkles - feel free to choose whatever kind you like!

MAKE IT

PREHEAT oven to 425F
SPRAY donut pan with cooking spray
IN LARGE BOWL, whisk together first 5 dry ingredients
IN MEDIUM BOWL, combine remaining donut ingredients and whisk until combined
ADD WET INGREDIENTS to dry ingredients and stir just until combined
SPOON batter into prepared pan. I found that 3 teaspoons per donut cup works well. Give the pan a little shake after filling the cups to even out the batter

BAKE 7-9 minutes or when donuts spring back to the touch. Mine were perfect at 7 minutes.
ALLOW to cool in pan 5 minutes then transfer donuts to cooling rack. Just flip the pan upside down over the cooling rack then turn the donuts right side up to cool completely

MAKE GLAZE

MICROWAVE all ingredients except water for 1 minute at 50% power stirring occasionally until melted. Add water until you have a consistency you like.

MAKE DRIZZLE

PLACE CANDY MELTS in individual bowls to keep colors separate. Melt according to package instructions. You can drizzle these by either using drizzle bottles, piping bags or just going back and forth over the donut with a spoon.

DECORATE DONUTS

LEAVING DONUTS ON COOLING RACK, place the rack over a cookie sheet lined with wax paper to ease the pain of clean-up.
SPREAD chocolate glaze over donuts
DRIZZLE colored candy melts in zig-zag fashion or cross-hatch (totally up to you)
FINISH off with sprinkles

NOTE: if you want a more "deep fried" taste dip them in melted butter when they are still warm then toss them in some cinnamon sugar. FANTASTIC !!

DIG IN!

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