Valentine’s Day Baked Vanilla Cake Donuts.
So Valentine’s Day is coming up and I thought about the pantry full of sprinkles I own and how I have so many cute Valentine’s Day heart shaped sprinkles I need to use up so I decided to make Baked Vanilla Cake Donuts. I was on a donut making spree for a while there when I first got my donut pans (amazon affiliate) but I haven’t made any in awhile. The recipe that I’m sharing with you below is my favorite donut recipe.
These are easy to make for Valentine’s Day breakfast for your kids and/or sweetheart. The good news is you can make these ahead of time. These can easily be made the day before and served for breakfast the next day! They keep well in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
I like to use a small spoon to scoop the batter into the donut pan (amazon affiliate). The tops will be a very pale golden brown when they are done and they will be springy to the touch. If you have trouble removing them from the pan try using a rubber spatula. The bottom side of the donuts will be a nice dark golden brown color (as shown below).
This recipe makes anywhere from 6-9 donuts depending on how high you fill the donut pan (amazon affiliate). I’ve made it a few times filling all 6 donut cavities to the top and it makes 6 big donuts but the hole in the middle kind of closes up so now I usually make 8 smaller donuts using 2 donut pans. If you don’t own a donut pan you can make your own using a muffin pan instead if you roll up aluminum foil into balls and place them in the middle of each muffin hole. To create the hole just pour the batter around the aluminum foil balls.
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used soybean oil)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- -Frosting-
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
- +sprinkles
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Grease donut pan(s) with oil or cooking spray.
- Whisk together the sour cream, egg, vanilla, oil, butter & sugar in a bowl.
- Add flour, soda, salt, & nutmeg (optional) & stir together until well combined.
- Fill donut pan with batter & bake for 12-16 minutes or until the top is springy to the touch & the sides are turning golden brown. Remove from oven & let cool in pan for 5-10 minutes then transfer to cooling rack.
- For the Frosting: In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, vanilla, melted butter & milk together. You may need to add a little more milk or powered sugar to get the right consistency.
- Once the donuts have cooled down frost the tops of the donuts & add sprinkles.
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