Chocolate Cake Donuts
These delicious baked chocolate cake donuts are soft and moist and taste like chocolate cake. They are also fun and easy to make and are perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Servings: 10 donuts
Calories: 254kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Donuts
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened natural or Dutch processed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar light or dark
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted or vegetable oil
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup yogurt room temperature
- 1/4 cup whole milk room temperature
Chocolate Ganache
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
FOR DECORATION
- sea salt flakes
- sprinkles
Instructions
Chocolate Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 375 F and grease donut pans well with butter.
- In a large bowl, whisk to combine the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla, yogurt, milk and melted butter.
- Stir the egg-yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Use a piping bag or zip lock bag or spoon to fill the dough into the donut molds between 3/4 full and full.
- Bake 8-10 minutes. Place donut pans on a wire rack to cool for five minutes. Turn donuts out onto rack and allow to cool.*
Chocolate Ganache
- Place the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan on low heat, bring the heavy cream to a boil then pour over the chocolate chips. Do not stir.
- Allow to sit for 3 minutes then stir till smooth. Allow to cool slightly before using.
- Dip the donuts in the glaze or drizzle the glaze over top. Sprinkle with sprinkles or sea salt. Enjoy!
Notes
Donut pans: I have two donut pans. I can make six donuts in each pan. If you only have one donut pan and need to bake the rest of the batter, make sure pan is cool before using it again. Grease pan again before using.
Storage: Donuts are freshest and most flavorful the day they're made. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 279IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg
