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Chocolate Cake Mix Donuts Recipe

Cake mix donuts are an easy dessert! With only 4 ingredients, you can use your favorite cake mix, make donuts and decorate for any holiday.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 18
Calories: 142 kcal
Course: Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Chocolate Cake mix or your favorite flavor cake mix, 15.25 ounces
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 3/4 cup milk
For Decorating
  • assorted fun sprinkles
Chocolate glaze:
  • 1 container chocolate frosting
Vanilla glaze:
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Oven Baking:
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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease donut pans with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Beat the cake mix, egg, melted butter, and milk in a mixing bowl.
  3. When the batter is well mixed, transfer the mixture to a large piping bag or a resealable bag. Pipe the mixture into the donut pans.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  5. Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then flip the pan over onto a wire cooling rack and allow the donuts to cool completely.
Electric Mini Doughnut Maker:
  1. Preheat the donut machine as directed by the manufacturer.
  2. Beat the cake mix, egg, butter, and milk in a mixing bowl.
  3. When the batter is well mixed, transfer the mixture to a large piping bag or a resealable bag. Pipe the mixture into the donut pans.
  4. Bake in the donut machine for 7-8 minutes until the middle of the donut is cooked.
  5. Remove them to a wire rack to cool.
Store Bought Frosting:
  1. When the donuts are cool, remove the lid from the frosting and heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute in the microwave, until the frosting is slightly runny.
  2. Drizzle the melted frosting over the top of each donut, then decorate with sprinkles, chocolate chips, or whatever you like.
Simple Vanilla Glaze:
  1. Combine the powdered sugar and milk in a bowl. Stir until all the lumps are gone. Add extra milk if necessary to get it to a runny consistency.
  2. Dip donuts into the glaze and set them aside on racks to decorate.

Notes

  • Use any box cake mix you like for this recipe.
  • Use any box cake mix you like for this recipe.
  • Use a resealable bag with a corner cut off if you don't have a piping bag.

Nutrition Information

Calories 142kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 19mg (6%) Sodium 206mg (9%) Potassium 99mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 10g (20%) Vitamin A 135IU (3%) Calcium 51mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 18Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 142

% Daily Value*

Calories 142kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 19mg 6%
Sodium 206mg 9%
Potassium 99mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 10g 20%
Vitamin A 135IU 3%
Calcium 51mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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