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    Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts

    Published: May 22, 2016 ยท Last Modified: Apr 3, 2023 by Jessica ยท 19 Comments ยท This post may contain affiliate links

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    Classic chocolate cake donuts you can make at home!

    Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts - Classic chocolate cake donuts you can make at home!

    Happy Sunday, friends! I'm back finallllyyy after a torturous week. I got my wisdom teeth out last Friday and I developed dry socket over the week so that has NOT been fun at all. It's finally starting to subside though but it was pretty much the worst week ever. I swear, dry socket pain goes neck in neck with child birth - possibly even worse! Since I've been feeling better, I've been slowly getting back into the baking groove and I've had such a craving for a good chocolate cake donut. So here we are... glazed chocolate cake donuts!

    Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts - Classic chocolate cake donuts you can make at home!

    These donuts are just like the kind you'd get at a bakery. Just a perfectly basic, moist, yet crumby chocolate cake donut. But they are far from basic! They have a deep chocolate flavor and the crispy glaze on the outside gives them the extra sweetness they need. A note bout baking time: if you want more of a moist cake-like donut, you ca undertake them by a minute. I like mine to be more on the firm side, like they're supposed to be so I bake for the recommended amount of time in the recipe. If I wanted cake, I'd bake a cake. I love that these donuts are baked because the batter literally comes together in minutes and they're in the oven and on your table in under 30. Sweet deal if ya ask me! I <3 baked donuts.

    Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts - Classic chocolate cake donuts you can make at home!

    You will need a donut pan for this recipe but I promise you, once you buy one you will not be able to stop making ALLTHEDONUTS! Some of my favorite recipes are my cinnamon roll donuts and cinnamon sugar.

    These donuts will for sure be a favorite for your chocolate donut loving peeps!

    Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts - Classic chocolate cake donuts you can make at home!

    Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts

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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Total Time 22 mins
    Servings 20 donuts

    Ingredients
      

    *Chocolate Donuts*

    • 2 ยผ cup all-purpose flour
    • ยพ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ยพ cup brown sugar
    • ยผ cup granulated sugar
    • ยผ teaspoon nutmeg
    • pinch salt
    • 8 tbs unsalted butter melted
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 ยฝ cup buttermilk

    *Glaze*

    • 1 ยฝ cup confectioner's sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3-4 tbs milk

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a donut pan very well and set aside.
    • Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, both sugars, nutmeg and salt very well. Add melted butter, eggs and milk and beat until mixture is smooth. Add batter to a ziploc bag and cut a corner off to pipe into donut pan wells. Fill them no higher than โ…” of the way up so they don't bake over. Bake donuts for 12-13 minutes or until they are firm and spring back when you touch them. Pop them out of the donut pan and onto a cooling rack to cool until warm to the touch.
    • Whisk glaze ingredients in a small bowl and dip one side of warm donuts. Place on a cooling rack to dry. Glazed Chocolate Cake Donuts are best served immediately because they cannot be covered or the glaze will dissolve into the donuts. They are still tasty though! ๐Ÿ™‚
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    1. Kathy says

      September 09, 2016 at 12:05 am

      Just wondering if it would be possible to add more flour to thicken dough, because I don't have a donut pan and would love to try these. Any suggestions. Or where could I buy a pan?

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      • Jessica says

        September 09, 2016 at 11:06 am

        I don't think so. Sorry! I got my donut pan from Michael's! They may be available at Target too.

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        • candise says

          November 03, 2016 at 1:29 am

          They have them at TJ 's , target, Walmart, Michaels, hobbylobby

          Reply
      • Irene says

        July 05, 2017 at 11:03 pm

        Bed Bath and Beyond has nice donut pans. Sign up for 20% coupons.

        Reply
      • Georgette says

        October 29, 2017 at 3:19 pm

        Bed Bath and Beyond is where I got mine. Get two and use your coupon. They are $9.99 each. I love mine.

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        • Jessica says

          November 07, 2017 at 4:22 pm

          That's where I got mine, too. ๐Ÿ™‚

          - Jess

          Reply
      • Maddy says

        April 10, 2020 at 10:53 am

        Pampered Chef has a great donut pan!

        Reply
    2. Mary Ann Spinelli says

      December 23, 2016 at 4:49 pm

      My Dad was a baker and he made chocolate fried cakes in the fryer. I'm so happy to see a receipe that you can bake and not fry. " save a heart" donuts. Yay. Thank you.

      Reply
    3. Melissa says

      July 26, 2017 at 6:15 pm

      I tried these and they were not only a success, but delicious!!!! Everybody loved them! Thank you so much!! Please keep sharing your fabulosity! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Jessica says

        August 01, 2017 at 8:01 am

        That's awesome! Aw, thank you so much, Melissa! <3

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    4. Liz says

      April 05, 2018 at 4:47 pm

      Hi there! What is the best way to make these ahead of time? I want to make for my daughter's birthday on Saturday morning, but won't have time the day of. If I make them today, would it be best to freeze until Sat, store in fridge, or just on counter in an air-tight container?

      Thanks!

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      • Jessica says

        June 02, 2018 at 2:50 pm

        I hope you came up with a solution, Liz!! So sorry for the late reply! I would have stored them unglazed in an air-tight container and glaze before serving or a few hours before.

        Reply
    5. Erin says

      May 29, 2018 at 9:56 pm

      Can the donuts be made the night before, then glazed and served in the morning?

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      • Jessica says

        June 02, 2018 at 2:44 pm

        Yes! That is actually recommended because the texture with the glaze gets a little funky over night. It melts into the donut.

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    6. Mahabir says

      June 08, 2018 at 12:05 pm

      Could I make cupcakes with this recipe?

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    7. Mahabir says

      June 09, 2018 at 2:34 pm

      Can i make cupcakes with this recipe .

      Reply
    8. Ashley says

      January 19, 2019 at 1:40 pm

      Hi! These look absolutely delicious! I have a question though: How do you take your flour? Spoon and levelled or straight from the jar? Thanks!

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      • Jessica says

        January 19, 2019 at 2:06 pm

        It depends! Haha, honestly, I do both! I find that fluffing up the flour, scooping it in gently and leveling it off with my finger is the easiest for me!

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    9. Andi says

      January 21, 2019 at 11:06 am

      These were really good, nice and light not dense or too cakey which is what I was looking for! Iโ€™m going to save some of my batter and see if they cook up just as great tomorrow morning! Love them fresh! Great recipe!

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