Pumpkin Cake Donuts
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Pumpkin Cake Donuts
Description
These Pumpkin Cake Donuts combine flour with baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt to create a spiced dry mix. The wet ingredients include granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, pumpkin puree, and vanilla. The batter is mixed just until combined to maintain tenderness.
Portioned into a donut pan using a piping bag for even shapes, the donuts bake at a high temperature until lightly browned and springy to touch. Once cooled briefly, they’re brushed with melted butter then rolled in cinnamon sugar, adding a crunchy, flavored coating that complements the mild spiced cake. The result is pumpkin-flavored donuts with a balance of moist crumb and sweet, crisp outer coating.
This baked donut recipe offers a seasonal flavor well suited for breakfast, brunch, or snacks during fall. The method avoids frying, making it more approachable for home bakers and resulting in less greasy, tender donuts.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup granulated sugar divided
- ½ cup dark brown sugar packed
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg large
- 1 cup pumpkin puree canned
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter melted, unsalted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a donut pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and vegetable oil on medium-high until well combined, about 1-2 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla until just combined. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture at low speed, beating just until incorporated.
- Using a piping bag fitted with a round piping tip or a large Ziplock bag with the corner cut off, pipe the batter evenly into the donut pan. Place into oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until donuts are slightly browned and spring back when touched.
- In a medium bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- When the donuts are done, cool for 10 minutes and brush the tops with butter, gently tossing in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
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