Baked Chocolate Cake Doughnuts
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| Serves | 12 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 14 minutes |
| Total time | 34 minutes |
| Meal type | Breakfast |
These baked chocolate cake doughnuts make a decadent breakfast treat, but they are equally delicious as a dessert served a la mode with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cups cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 2 Large eggs
- 3/4 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1/2 cup butter (melted and cooled slightly)
Directions
| Step 1 | |
Preheat oven to 350. Spray the wells of a standard doughnut pan with non-stick spray. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whisk together the cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking power, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips and cinnamon (if using). In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla and vinegar. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Gently stir in the melted butter. (Do not overmix; the batter doesn't need to be totally smooth, just well-combined.) | |
| Step 4 | |
| Place batter into a gallon-sized zip-top bag, and snip off a small portion of one of the bottom corners of the bag. Carefully pipe the batter into each cavity of the prepared pan, filling each cavity until it is just full. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Bake doughnuts or 12-14 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of one comes out clean. Immediately turn the doughnuts out onto a cooling rack, and allow to cool for 10 minutes or so before sprinkling with a generous amount of powdered sugar. | |