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Mini Donuts

August 20, 2010 By Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale 26 Comments

Baked Mini Cake Donuts ~ Donut coupled with the word “baked”, um yeah, I’ll have another. Throw on some rainbow nonpareils and I’ll have a few more.

Now you can see why I was so excited to get this pan for my birthday, of course so were my boys.

These mini donuts are fun and easy to make. And since this was my first time making donuts I followed the recipe on the pan. I have to admit, the recipe didn’t impress me enough that I would follow it next time. But when I’m trying something for the first time, I generally like to stick to the recipe then doctor it up after I tried it once.

Having said that, you will most likely see a few more donut recipes from me, since I love this pan and love making them.

A few notes:

  • Follow the bake and cool instructions explicitly. I didn’t the first time around because they looked under baked—uh,wrong. I ended with darkened bottoms and uneven tops.
  • These are best eaten the day of, as they become hard by the next day.
  • Use a pastry bag fitted with a #12 tip to fill the pan. Pipe one layer all the way around. Do not overfill.

Baked Mini Cake Donuts

Makes 24 mini donuts.  Prepare pan with baking spray. Heat oven to 425 degrees F.

Ingredients:

  • 1¼ cups cake flour, sifted
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1¼ tsp. baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1½ tbsp. butter, melted

Instructions:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add buttermilk, egg and butter and stir until just combined. Fill each donut cup approximately one-half full.
  2. Bake 4–6 minutes or until the top of the donuts spring back when touched. Let cool in pan for 4–5 minutes before removing. Finish the donuts with glaze, sprinkles, or cinnamon sugar.

Filed Under: Cakes, Sweet

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Comments

  1. Julie @ Willow Bird Baking says

    August 21, 2010 at 5:26 am

    I’ve been loving all the baked donuts around the blogosphere and so want one of those pans! I can’t wait to try them.

  2. Su-yin says

    August 21, 2010 at 10:49 am

    These look lovely! Baked mini donuts seem to be the new craze, I might just have to get myself a pan so I can join in the fun!

  3. Michelle says

    August 21, 2010 at 11:50 am

    Oh my gosh, they’re super cute. Now I have to add a mini donut pan to my wish list. Geesh!

  4. Jenn says

    August 22, 2010 at 3:22 am

    Your picture is amazing, it makes me really want a donut!

  5. Kathy in Greendale says

    August 23, 2010 at 5:29 pm

    So cute! Could you share a link where we could see the pan?

  6. Lisa says

    August 23, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    OK I need to try these too! So pretty Naomi.

  7. Naomi says

    August 23, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    Hi Kathy,

    Here is the link for the mini donut pan from Sur la Table. It’s a Wilton pan, so you maybe be able to find it at Michaels if Sur la Table is not near you.
    http://bit.ly/9HoQov
    Naomi

  8. Glummy Mummy says

    August 23, 2010 at 6:01 pm

    These look so cute! Going to try baking these next week 🙂

  9. Mimi says

    August 23, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    So cute. I think I have room in my kitchen for a mini donut pan.
    Mimi

  10. Eliana says

    August 23, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    Could these be any cuter….hmmm….I don’t think so!

  11. Kathy in Greendale says

    August 23, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    I’m adding these pans to my Christmas list…along with the link to help Santa with his shopping! 😉

  12. Lindsey @ Hot Polka Dot says

    August 23, 2010 at 5:29 pm

    I am so going to make these! I’ve had my eye on those doughnut pans for a while now. Yum!

  13. Jessica says

    August 28, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    Yum! Can’t wait to see the new donut recipes from your kitchen!

    Do they turn soft if you warm them in the microwave?

  14. Amanda says

    August 30, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    How cute. These would be dangerous to me. Much too easy to pop in my mouth and end up eating all of them!

  15. Lucy says

    August 30, 2010 at 5:39 pm

    I love these dounuts – they look so pretty and sound so delicious! Do you think it would be possible to make these free form? Or perhaps I should just treat myself to one of these fab tins 🙂

  16. Meredith says

    September 1, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    Oh man this looks delicious! Your pictures are gorgeous! Everything here looks so yummy!
    I’ve recently launched my own blog, I’d love for you to check it out and tell me what you think 🙂 Thanks!
    http://www.prettygoodfood.com

  17. Anne says

    September 12, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    I made these mini donuts this morning. I followed your recipe to the letter and they came out beautifully. My only complaint is that my glaze doesn’t look nearly as beautiful as yours. My glaze was quite opaque and you could see the donut through the glaze. Can you let me know your glaze recipe – or the trick to making them look like yours. Thanks so much. And – I love your blog! (and keep buying all the pans you suggest)

  18. Naomi says

    September 13, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    My glaze is a dipped buttercream with some food coloring (used very sparingly for that pastel coloring). See my post here for the tutorial.

    Thanks for letting me know how your donuts turned out and thanks for reading. Happy baking!

  19. Anne says

    September 14, 2010 at 10:27 am

    Thanks so much! I’m going to try the dipped buttercream next time.

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  21. ritu says

    April 30, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    can u tell me how to make mini donuts without egg because I m vegetarian

  22. Amanda says

    January 28, 2016 at 6:52 am

    Can you make these in a muffin tin? If you only fill the bottom then let cool could you fill them with something? I only have one doughnut recipe and it’s for fried so I have never made baked.

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