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The Perfect Baked Donuts

February 12, 2021 by Courtney 9 Comments

Donuts. They bring the smiles. I stumbled upon the cutest donut pan and that is how this whole things got started. I’ve never made these before and searched high and low for a good recipe. I can’t take an ounce of credit for that but I will share a few tips I learned while making these perfectly cakey donuts. Oh, and you can make them gluten free, too. Just in time for Valentine’s Day.

sweet cake donuts
donut pan

It really did start with a pan. As soon as I saw it, I ordered it because quite frankly it looked adorable. And life is short so let’s make some donuts. It even arrived in a pretty box so it makes for a great gift. I was surprised as most Amazon purchases do not come well packaged. Elena gets 100% of the credit for this donut recipe. Thank goodness for her skills. I did not have to change one thing and they came out perfect. I did use gluten free baking flour ( a 1 to 1 substitute). You literally mix a few dry ingredients, a couple of wet ones and combine. Very easy.

fill the donut pan

I used a minimal spray of avocado oil on my pan and then wiped it with a paper towel. But it all honesty, I don’t think I even needed to do that. Once the batter was made, I scooped it into a bag and cut a whole (about 3/4 of an inch). That allowed me to pipe the batter just once around. Very quick process.

nine donuts
straight from the oven

Nine minutes later you have these darling cake donuts. They came right our of the pan without any wait time. You do want to pop them out right away so you can glaze them while they are warm.

glazed donuts

I doubled the glaze recipe and added this food coloring ( free of dyes) to one bowl. I only used a tiny bit of it to get this pretty color. Dunking the donuts upside down in the glaze works like a charm. I have never owned a set of cooling racks until this year. No clue why. Now we use them all the time.

cake donuts

It’s safe to say the kids loved these. Of course they are more of a cake like donut since they are baked, but incredibly yummy. I think if you use an air fryer and a yeast based dough you will get closer to the real deal. We are going to play around with adding maple flavoring to a glaze and creating a chocolate one for next time. These will be so fun for special occasions. Also really sweet to make and surprise neighbors or friends with.

Did I make you hungry? Thank you again to Elena and her recipe. I highly recommend trying it. You can grab the donut pan here.

CINNAMON COFFEE DONUTS

UPDATE: Oh my goodness!!! I switched up the glaze and am in love with this version.

cinnamon coffee donut

They may not look as pretty as the pink ones, but this coffee cinnamon-sugar combo is where its at.

iced coffee

I used the Keurig to mage a small amount of coffee. I poured it over ice and added about 2 Tbsp to the glaze.

COFFEE GLAZE

Coffee Glaze:

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 Tbsp of coffee (adjust this to your liking)

Just place the donut in the glaze, remove and place on the cooling rack. Sprinkle with a cinnamon-sugar mixture. Delicious!!!!

If you are looking for more sweet treats, we love this Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Cake. It’s incredible with fresh fruit on top.

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  1. Aunt Thea says

    February 12, 2021 at 11:55 am

    Those look yummy! Thanks for reminding me Fat Tuesday is approaching. Time for some Paczki and I found a baked recipe for those. Imagine a brioche donut filled with jelly. I can’t wait, I hope they look as good as yours!
    Happy Valentine’s Day.
    Aunt Thea

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  2. Carrie says

    February 13, 2021 at 9:28 am

    Happy Saturday.! I made these this morning. So easy and delicious. I added cinnamon to the batter and glaze. Thanks for the recipe and a new to me cooking website (Elena).

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    • Courtney says

      February 13, 2021 at 9:59 am

      Do you know what is so funny. . . I had my cinnamon sugar mix on the counter and totally forget to incorporate it. I bet it was so good. I am thrilled to hear you made them and loved them. I couldn’t believe how easy either. I already want to make them again. 
      Have a great weekend. 

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  3. Jen says

    February 13, 2021 at 9:31 am

    Oh my. I’m drooling and thinking of peanut butter icing

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    • Courtney says

      February 13, 2021 at 10:00 am

      Genius. That sounds so good! I am trying to find a good chocolate glaze, too.

      Reply
  4. Elena says

    February 13, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    Thank you SO much for the compliments, Courtney. I am so glad you liked the recipe!

    Your donuts are so beautiful and perfect! 🙂

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  5. Caley says

    February 14, 2021 at 2:10 am

    OMG!!! Yummy!
    Glazed donuts are my absolute best x

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  6. Lynette says

    February 22, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    Made these Sunday…SO amazing!

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  7. Patrice says

    April 3, 2021 at 8:13 am

    These sound delicious Courtney. I’ll have to try the recipe.

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