Birthday Cake Doughnuts
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3.1
Birthday Cake Doughnuts
Description
Birthday Cake Doughnuts are made by combining flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg with buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract to form a smooth batter. Sprinkles are folded in just before baking in a greased doughnut pan to provide bursts of color and sweetness throughout. Baking instead of frying yields a softer texture and a tender crumb while avoiding excess oil.
The vanilla glaze is a simple mixture of confectioners sugar, milk or cream, and vanilla, providing a sweet, glossy finish to the cooled doughnuts. Dipping the doughnuts top-side first and adding additional sprinkles before the glaze sets creates a festive look and pleasant texture contrast. The doughnuts spring back lightly when touched, indicating doneness.
These doughnuts make a fun treat for celebrations or casual snacks, bringing birthday cake flavors into an easy-to-serve, portioned doughnut format. They pair well with coffee or milk and can be served fresh or stored briefly.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg don't leave this out!
- 1 cup buttermilk you can use whole milk
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
- 2 egg beaten, large
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup Sprinkles plus more for topping
- For the glaze
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
- 2 Tbsp milk or cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
- Add the buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Fold in the 1/3 cup sprinkles.
- Spray your non-stick doughnut pan and fill the holes about 3/4 of the way full. An easy way to do this is to transfer the batter into a large baggie and cut a small hole in the corner. Pipe the batter into the holes.
- Bake for about 12-14 minutes until the doughnuts are dry on top and spring back when lightly touched.
- Let cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan.
- Make the glaze by mixing the sifted sugar with the milk and vanilla. Add a little more milk if the glaze seems too thick. Add more sugar if it seems too thin.
- When the doughnuts are completely cool, dip them, top down, into the glaze. Add sprinkles before the glaze sets up.
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3.1
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