Baked Chocolate Donuts

These baked chocolate donuts are made even more delicious and decadent by coating them in a sweet glaze.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 189 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 4 tablespoons hot water, or more as needed
• 6 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.25 cups 2% milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease donut pans well.

Step 2

Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt together into a large bowl.

Step 3

Whisk milk, egg, butter, oil, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture until just combined.

Step 4

Spoon batter into the prepared donut pans, filling each well 3/4 full.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 5 minutes; tap donuts out onto a sheet pan.

Step 6

Place parchment paper under a wire cooling rack. Transfer cooled donuts to the rack and coat in glaze, letting excess drip onto parchment paper; coat the donuts a second time if desired.

Step 7

Combine confectioners' sugar, hot water, and remaining vanilla extract in a bowl to make the glaze.