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Baked Mini Cake Doughnuts

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked mini cake doughnuts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes
Servings: 36
Calories: 44kcal
An easy to make doughnut recipe that everyone will love!
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Ingredients

Baked Mini Cake Doughnuts

  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup milk plus 1 teaspoon white vinegar, mixed and set aside
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter melted

Maple Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons pure maple extract as desired

Instructions

Baked Mini Cake Doughnuts

  • Preheat oven to 425*F. Spray mini doughnut pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl, sift together (or stir with a whisk), flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • Add buttermilk, egg, and butter and stir until just combined.
  • Scoop batter into a large ziplock style bag, or large piping bag and snip off the tip to fill doughnut pan.
  • Fill each doughnut cup approximately 1/3- 1/2 full. The batter will rise quite a bit during baking.
  • Bake 4-6 minutes or until the top of the doughnuts spring back when touched.
  • Cool in pan 1-2 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Maple Glaze

  • In a small bowl, stir together sugar, milk and extract until sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Use immediately to glaze doughnuts.
  • Dip each doughnut in glaze, then set on a plate or baking sheet and top with sprinkles of your choice.

Nutrition

Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg