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Easy Vanilla Cake Doughnuts
A good doughnut recipe is like a little black dress….EVERY woman needs one. This Easy Vanilla Cake Doughnuts Recipe is a must have. So easy and delicious. You have to bake them and indulge this weekend. YUM!
You will need a doughnut pan, which are super affordable. I use mine much more than I ever thought I would! When I first bought it I was really concerned about getting the doughnuts out of the pan in one piece. Do you know I have never had a problem! Just yummy doughnuts!
PS: If you don’t have vanilla beans on hand, don’t worry. These are still great with just vanilla extract.
Easy Vanilla Cake Doughnuts
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Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted (or margarine)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- Seeds of 1 vanilla bean
- 2 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- Softened butter for tinsGlaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 small pinch salt
- 2 - 3 Tbsp milk
- Food coloring and sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Grease your doughnut pan and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt for 30 seconds, set aside. In a separate mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, blend together melted butter, vegetable oil, sugar and vanilla bean seeds until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Blend in eggs one at a time then mix in vanilla extract. Working in three separate batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture, add 1/3 of the flour mixture alternating with half of the milk and mix just until combined after each addition.
- Spoon batter into buttered doughnut wells, filling them about 1/4-inch from the rim. Bake in preheated oven 7 - 8 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into doughnut comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool until lukewarm then dip in glaze and return to wire rack, immediately top with sprinkles if using and allow glaze to set at room temperature.For the glaze:
- In a flat bottomed bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla and salt then stir in 2 Tbsp of milk, adding additional milk 1 tsp at a time to reach desired consistency and whisk until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired.
- Warm in microwave in 6 - 10 second intervals on HIGH power to warm as it begins to set while dipping doughnuts, as needed, whisking after heating.Dairy Free
- Substitute Dairy Free margarine in place of butter and a dairy free milk of your choice. I prefer almond milk.
Servings: 14
