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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:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease donut pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- Beat the cake mix, egg, melted butter, and milk in a mixing bowl.
- 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.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 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.
Cup of Yum
Electric Mini Doughnut Maker:
- Preheat the donut machine as directed by the manufacturer.
- Beat the cake mix, egg, butter, and milk in a mixing bowl.
- 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.
- Bake in the donut machine for 7-8 minutes until the middle of the donut is cooked.
- Remove them to a wire rack to cool.
Store Bought Frosting:
- 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.
- Drizzle the melted frosting over the top of each donut, then decorate with sprinkles, chocolate chips, or whatever you like.
Simple Vanilla Glaze:
- 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.
- 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.