Donuts! Who doesn’t love donuts! I thought I’d try and make a “healthier” version by baking them in the oven instead of deep frying these little beauties, however my decision to coat them in a decadent dark chocolate ganache probably negated that.
I won’t lie, I had to test this recipe 3 times before I got it right. I tried a yeast-based baked donut, which just tasted like dry bread. I then tried a cake version (ie leavened with baking powder), however I didn’t have a proper donut pan so it swelled into one uber donut.
A friend heard of my donut woes and kindly donated me her mini-donut pan (you can buy one here).
I tried the cake version of the donuts again using the donut pan and they came out perfectly, just make sure you grease the pan well as they can stick.
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1/3 cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup milk
- 50 g butter melted
- 1 egg
Dark Chocolate ganache
- 100 g Dark Chocolate finely chopped
- 1/3 cup thickened cream
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 180°C and grease your donut pan with flavourless oil.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar and baking powder.
- Stir in milk, butter and egg until combined.
- Transfer mixture to a sandwich bag and cut a corner to make a small hole.
- Using your DIY piping bag, pipe a circle of mixture into each donut hole so that it's approx 1/2 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Dark Chocolate ganache
- Heat cream up into the microwave until warm (not boiling) and then add finely chopped chocolate, stirring until melted and combined.
- Dip the top of the donuts into the chocolate mixture, decorate with sprinkles, and place on a cooling tray to set.
What’s your favourite donut topping? I’m thinking of trying a fresh strawberry glaze next time!
9 Comments
The cutest! So because they’re little does that mean you can have more? Sounds perfectly legit…
I think that’s very sound logic Tara! x
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Oh I LOVE making baked donuts at home – these are absolutely darling! Your pics are gorgeous!
Thanks Jess! These are both cute AND tasty :)
Yum and I think baking it definitely should ease a little guilt. I think my favorite in chocolate ganache/icing on top
You can’t go wrong with chocolate ganache :D
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